Matthew 25:5

25:5 When ¹  the bridegroom was delayed a long time, they all became drowsy and fell asleep.

Matthew 25:19

25:19 After ²  a long time, the master of those slaves came and settled his accounts with them.

Matthew 26:16

26:16 From that time ³  on, Judas ⁴  began looking for an opportunity to betray him.

Matthew 27:16

27:16 At that time they had in custody a notorious prisoner named Jesus ⁵  Barabbas.

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tc Although the external evidence for the inclusion of “Jesus” before “Barabbas” (in vv. 16 and 17) is rather sparse, being restricted virtually to the Caesarean text (Θ Ë¹ 700* pc sy^s), the omission of the Lord’s name in apposition to “Barabbas” is such a strongly motivated reading that it can hardly be original. There is no good explanation for a scribe unintentionally adding ᾿Ιησοῦν (Ihsoun) before Βαραββᾶν (Barabban), especially since Barabbas is mentioned first in each verse (thus dittography is ruled out). Further, the addition of τὸν λεγόμενον Χριστόν (ton legomenon Criston, “who is called Christ”) to ᾿Ιησοῦν in v. 17 makes better sense if Barabbas is also called “Jesus” (otherwise, a mere “Jesus” would have been a sufficient appellation to distinguish the two).