Matthew 3:5
3:5 Then people from Jerusalem, 1 as well as all Judea and all the region around the Jordan, were going out to him,
Matthew 5:39
5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. 2 But whoever strikes you on the 3 right cheek, turn the other to him as well.
Matthew 9:22
9:22 But when Jesus turned and saw her he said, “Have courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well.” 4 And the woman was healed 5 from that hour.
Matthew 13:41
13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers. 6
1 tn Grk “Then Jerusalem.”
map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
2 tn The articular πονηρός (ponhro", “the evildoer”) cannot be translated simply as “evil” for then the command would be “do not resist evil.” Every instance of this construction in Matthew is most likely personified, referring either to an evildoer (13:49) or, more often, “the evil one” (as in 5:37; 6:13; 13:19, 38).
3 tc ‡ Many mss (B D K L Δ Θ Ë13 565 579 700 1424 pm) have σου (sou) here (“your right cheek”), but many others lack the pronoun (א W Ë1 33 892 1241 pm). The pronoun was probably added by way of clarification. NA27 has σου in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.
4 tn Or “has delivered you”; Grk “has saved you.” This should not be understood as an expression for full salvation in the immediate context; it refers only to the woman’s healing.
5 tn Grk “saved.”
6 tn Grk “the ones who practice lawlessness.”