Matthew 3:3

3:3 For he is the one about whom Isaiah the prophet had spoken: ¹ 

“The voice ²  of one shouting in the wilderness,

‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make ³  his paths straight.’” ⁴ 

Matthew 11:27

11:27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. ⁵  No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides ⁶  to reveal him.

Matthew 17:5

17:5 While he was still speaking, a ⁷  bright cloud ⁸  overshadowed ⁹  them, and a voice from the cloud said, ¹⁰  “This is my one dear Son, ¹¹  in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!” ¹² 

Matthew 17:25

17:25 He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, ¹³  “What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes – from their sons ¹⁴  or from foreigners?”

Matthew 20:23

20:23 He told them, “You will drink my cup, ¹⁵  but to sit at my right and at my left is not mine to give. Rather, it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.”

Matthew 23:34-35

23:34 “For this reason I ¹⁶  am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, ¹⁷  some of whom you will kill and crucify, ¹⁸  and some you will flog ¹⁹  in your synagogues ²⁰  and pursue from town to town, 23:35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, ²¹  whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Matthew 24:45

The Faithful and Wise Slave

24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, ²²  whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves ²³  their food at the proper time?

Matthew 26:24

26:24 The Son of Man will go as it is written about him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would be better for him if he had never been born.”

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¹ tn Grk “was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying.” The participle λέγοντος (legonto") is redundant and has not been translated. The passive construction has also been rendered as active in the translation for the sake of English style.

² tn Or “A voice.”

³ sn This call to “make paths straight” in this context is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.

⁴ sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.

⁵ sn This verse has been noted for its conceptual similarity to teaching in John’s Gospel (10:15; 17:2). The authority of the Son and the Father are totally intertwined.

⁶ tn Or “wishes”; or “intends”; or “plans” (cf. BDAG 182 s.v. βούλομαι 2.b). Here it is the Son who has sovereignty.

⁷ tn Grk “behold, a.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here or in the following clause because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).

⁸ sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.

⁹ tn Or “surrounded.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.

¹¹ tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).

¹² sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him.

¹³ tn Grk “spoke first to him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.

¹⁴ sn The phrase their sons may mean “their citizens,” but the term “sons” has been retained here in order to preserve the implicit comparison between the Father and his Son, Jesus.

¹⁵ tc See the tc note on “about to drink” in v. 22.

¹⁶ 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).

¹⁷ tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

¹⁸ sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.

¹⁹ 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.”

²⁰ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

²¹ sn Spelling of this name (Βαραχίου, Baraciou) varies among the English versions: “Barachiah” (RSV, NRSV); “Berechiah” (NASB); “Berachiah” (NIV).

²² tn See the note on the word “slave” in 8:9.

²³ tn Grk “give them.”