Matthew 2:3

2:3 When King Herod 1  heard this he was alarmed, and all Jerusalem with him.

Matthew 4:25

4:25 And large crowds followed him from Galilee, the Decapolis, 2  Jerusalem, 3  Judea, and beyond the Jordan River. 4 

Matthew 15:1

Breaking Human Traditions

15:1 Then Pharisees 5  and experts in the law 6  came from Jerusalem 7  to Jesus and said, 8 

Matthew 21:10

21:10 As he entered Jerusalem the whole city was thrown into an uproar, 9  saying, “Who is this?”

1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1.

2 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the places in the list, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

sn The Decapolis refers to a league of towns (originally consisting of ten; the Greek name literally means “ten towns”) whose region (except for Scythopolis) lay across the Jordan River.

3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

4 tn “River” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for clarity. The region referred to here is sometimes known as Transjordan (i.e., “across the Jordan”).

5 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

6 tn Or “and the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

7 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

8 tn The participle λέγοντες (legontes) has been translated as a finite verb so that its telic (i.e., final or conclusive) force can be more easily detected: The Pharisees and legal experts came to Jesus in order to speak with him.

9 tn Grk “was shaken.” The translation “thrown into an uproar” is given by L&N 25.233.