2:16 When Herod 1 saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he became enraged. He sent men 2 to kill all the children in Bethlehem 3 and throughout the surrounding region from the age of two and under, according to the time he had learned from the wise men.
11:25 At that time Jesus said, 4 “I praise 5 you, Father, Lord 6 of heaven and earth, because 7 you have hidden these things from the wise 8 and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.
23:34 “For this reason I 9 am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, 10 some of whom you will kill and crucify, 11 and some you will flog 12 in your synagogues 13 and pursue from town to town,
24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, 14 whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves 15 their food at the proper time?
1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13.
2 tn Or “soldiers.”
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
4 tn Grk “At that time, answering, Jesus said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
5 tn Or “thank.”
6 sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.
7 tn Or “that.”
8 sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.
9 tn Grk “behold I am sending.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
10 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
11 sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.
12 tn BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1.a states, “of flogging as a punishment decreed by the synagogue (Dt 25:2f; s. the Mishna Tractate Sanhedrin-Makkoth, edited w. notes by SKrauss ’33) w. acc. of pers. Mt 10:17; 23:34.”
13 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.
14 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.
15 tn Grk “give them.”