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.
16:21 From that time on 4 Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem 5 and suffer 6 many things at the hands of the elders, chief priests, and experts in the law, 7 and be killed, and on the third day be raised.
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 “From then.”
5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
6 sn The necessity that the Son of Man suffer is the particular point that needed emphasis since for many 1st century Jews the Messiah was a glorious and powerful figure, not a suffering one.
7 tn Or “and scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.