5:31 “It was said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a legal document.’ 2
7:28 When 4 Jesus finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed by his teaching,
12:19 He will not quarrel or cry out,
nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets.
22:15 Then the Pharisees 19 went out and planned together to entrap him with his own words. 20
22:45 If David then calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” 21
26:1 When 27 Jesus had finished saying all these things, he told his disciples,
1 tn Grk “and behold, angels.” 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).
2 sn A quotation from Deut 24:1.
3 tn Or “a cubit to his height.” A cubit (πῆχυς, phcu") can measure length (normally about 45 cm or 18 inches) or time (a small unit, “hour” is usually used [BDAG 812 s.v.] although “day” has been suggested [L&N 67.151]). The term ἡλικία (Jhlikia) is ambiguous in the same way as πῆχυς (phcus). Most scholars take the term to describe age or length of life here, although a few refer it to bodily stature (see BDAG 436 s.v. 3 for discussion). Worry about length of life seems a more natural figure than worry about height. However, the point either way is clear: Worrying adds nothing to life span or height.
4 tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
5 tn The imperfect verb is here taken iteratively, for the context suggests that the woman was trying to find the courage to touch Jesus’ cloak.
6 tn Grk “saved.”
sn In this pericope the author uses a term for being healed (Grk “saved”) that would have spiritual significance to his readers. It may be a double entendre (cf. parallel in Mark 5:28 which uses the same term), since elsewhere he uses verbs that simply mean “heal”: If only the reader would “touch” Jesus, he too would be “saved.”
7 sn The phrase Lord of the harvest recognizes God’s sovereignty over the harvest process.
8 tn Grk “to thrust out.”
9 tn Matt 10:35-36 are an allusion to Mic 7:6.
10 sn It was customary practice in a Roman crucifixion for the prisoner to be made to carry his own cross. Jesus is speaking figuratively here in the context of rejection. If the priority is not one’s allegiance to Jesus, then one will not follow him in the face of possible rejection.
11 tn Grk “extending his hand.”
12 tn Grk “Behold my mother and my brothers.”
13 tn Grk “Where did he get these things?”
14 tc Most
tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.
15 tn Grk “agreeing with the workers for a denarius a day.”
sn The standard wage was a denarius a day. The denarius was a silver coin worth about a day’s wage for a laborer in Palestine in the 1st century.
16 sn The image of the tenants mistreating the owner’s slaves pictures the nation’s rejection of the prophets and their message.
17 sn The owner’s decision to send his son represents God sending Jesus.
18 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
19 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
20 tn Grk “trap him in word.”
21 tn Grk “how is he his son?”
22 sn On the roof. Most of the roofs in the NT were flat roofs made of pounded dirt, sometimes mixed with lime or stones, supported by heavy wooden beams. They generally had an easy means of access, either a sturdy wooden ladder or stone stairway, sometimes on the outside of the house.
23 sn The swiftness and devastation of the judgment will require a swift escape. There will be no time to come down from the roof and pick up anything from inside one’s home.
24 tn Grk “Truly (ἀμήν, amhn), I say to you.”
25 tn Grk “he”; the referent (the master) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
26 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
27 tn Grk “And it happened when.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
28 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
29 tn Grk “he was reclining at table,” as 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.
30 tc Many witnesses, some of them important, have μαθητῶν (maqhtwn, “disciples”; א A L W Δ Θ 33 892 1241 1424 pm lat) or μαθητῶν αὐτοῦ (maqhtwn autou, “his disciples”; 0281 pc it) after δώδεκα (dwdeka, “twelve”). However, such clarifications are typical scribal expansions to the text. Further, the shorter reading (the one that ends with δώδεκα) has strong support in Ì37vid,45vid B D K Γ Ë1,13 565 579 700 pm. Thus both internally and externally the reading that ends the verse with “the twelve” is to be preferred.
31 tn Grk “answering, all the people said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
32 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
33 sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.
34 tn Grk “by throwing the lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throwing dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling. According to L&N 6.219 a term for “dice” is particularly appropriate.
sn An allusion to Ps 22:18.