Matthew 5:11

5:11 “Blessed are you when people ¹  insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely ²  on account of me.

Matthew 5:28

5:28 But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to desire her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Matthew 5:32

5:32 But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.

Matthew 5:34

5:34 But I say to you, do not take oaths at all – not by heaven, because it is the throne of God,

Matthew 5:39

5:39 But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. ³  But whoever strikes you on the ⁴  right cheek, turn the other to him as well.

Matthew 7:4

7:4 Or how can you say ⁵  to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while there is a beam in your own?

Matthew 8:8

8:8 But the centurion replied, ⁶  “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof. Instead, just say the word and my servant will be healed.

Matthew 10:27

10:27 What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what is whispered in your ear, ⁷  proclaim from the housetops. ⁸ 

Matthew 12:34

12:34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

Matthew 15:5

15:5 But you say, ‘If someone tells his father or mother, “Whatever help you would have received from me is given to God,” ⁹ 

Matthew 16:13

Peter’s Confession

16:13 When ¹⁰  Jesus came to the area of Caesarea Philippi, ¹¹  he asked his disciples, ¹²  “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”

Matthew 21:3

21:3 If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Lord needs them,’ ¹³  and he will send them at once.”

Matthew 22:12

22:12 And he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But he had nothing to say. ¹⁴ 

Matthew 23:30

23:30 And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, ¹⁵  we would not have participated with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

Matthew 23:39

23:39 For I tell you, you will not see me from now until you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!’” ¹⁶ 

Matthew 25:41

25:41 “Then he will say ¹⁷  to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!

Matthew 27:11

Jesus and Pilate

27:11 Then ¹⁸  Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ¹⁹  “Are you the king ²⁰  of the Jews?” Jesus ²¹  said, “You say so.” ²² 

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¹ tn Grk “when they insult you.” The third person pronoun (here implied in the verb ὀνειδίσωσιν [ojneidiswsin]) has no specific referent, but refers to people in general.

² tc Although ψευδόμενοι (yeudomenoi, “bearing witness falsely”) could be a motivated reading, clarifying that the disciples are unjustly persecuted, its lack in only D it sy^s Tert does not help its case. Since the Western text is known for numerous free alterations, without corroborative evidence the shorter reading must be judged as secondary.

³ 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).

⁴ 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 ˹ 33 892 1241 pm). The pronoun was probably added by way of clarification. NA²⁷ has σου in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.

⁵ tn Grk “how will you say?”

⁶ tn Grk “But answering, the centurion replied.” The participle ἀποκριθείς (apokriqeis) is redundant and has not been translated.

⁷ tn Grk “what you hear in the ear,” an idiom.

⁸ tn The expression “proclaim from the housetops” is an idiom for proclaiming something publicly (L&N 7.51). Roofs of many first century Jewish houses in Judea and Galilee were flat and had access either from outside or from within the house. Something shouted from atop a house would be heard by everyone in the street below.

⁹ tn Grk “is a gift,” that is, something dedicated to God.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ map For location see Map1-C1; Map2-F4.

¹² tn Grk “he asked his disciples, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has been left untranslated.

¹³ sn The custom called angaria allowed the impressment of animals for service to a significant figure.

¹⁴ tn Grk “he was silent.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “fathers” (so also in v. 32).

¹⁶ sn A quotation from Ps 118:26.

¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹⁹ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

²⁰ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

²¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

²² sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.