Matthew 5:9

5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called the children ¹  of God.

Matthew 14:21

14:21 Not counting women and children, there were about five thousand men who ate.

Matthew 15:38

15:38 Not counting children and women, ²  there were four thousand men who ate. ³ 

Matthew 27:25

27:25 In ⁴  reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”

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¹ tn Grk “sons,” though traditionally English versions have taken this as a generic reference to both males and females, hence “children” (cf. KJV, NAB, NRSV, NLT).

² tc ‡ Although most witnesses (B C L W ˹³ 33 Ï f sy^s,p,h mae) read “women and children” instead of “children and women,” it is likely that the majority’s reading is a harmonization to Matt 14:21. “Children and women” is found in early and geographically widespread witnesses (e.g., א D [Θ Ë¹] 579 lat sy^c sa bo), and has more compelling internal arguments on its side, suggesting that this is the original reading. NA²⁷, however, agrees with the majority of witnesses.

³ tn Grk “And those eating were four thousand men, apart from children and women.”

⁴ tn Grk “answering, all the people said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.