Matthew 6:5

Private Prayer

6:5 “Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, because they love to pray while standing in synagogues ¹  and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have their reward.

Matthew 11:25

Jesus’ Invitation

11:25 At that time Jesus said, ²  “I praise ³  you, Father, Lord ⁴  of heaven and earth, because ⁵  you have hidden these things from the wise ⁶  and intelligent, and revealed them to little children.

Matthew 12:41-42

12:41 The people ⁷  of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them ⁸  – and now, ⁹  something greater than Jonah is here! 12:42 The queen of the South ¹⁰  will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon – and now, ¹¹  something greater than Solomon is here!

Matthew 13:44

Parables on the Kingdom of Heaven

13:44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure, hidden in a field, that a person found and hid. Then because of joy he went and sold all that he had and bought that field.

Matthew 14:2

14:2 and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”

Matthew 16:3

16:3 and in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ ¹²  You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, ¹³  but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.

Matthew 16:23

16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God’s interests, but on man’s.” ¹⁴ 

Matthew 18:25

18:25 Because ¹⁵  he was not able to repay it, ¹⁶  the lord ordered him to be sold, along with ¹⁷  his wife, children, and whatever he possessed, and repayment to be made.

Matthew 26:31

The Prediction of Peter’s Denial

26:31 Then Jesus said to them, “This night you will all fall away because of me, for it is written:

‘I will strike the shepherd,

and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ ¹⁸ 

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¹ sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.

² tn Grk “At that time, answering, Jesus said.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.

³ tn Or “thank.”

⁴ sn The title Lord is an important name for God, showing his sovereignty, but it is interesting that it comes next to a reference to the Father, a term indicative of God’s care. The two concepts are often related in the NT; see Eph 1:3-6.

⁵ tn Or “that.”

⁶ sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31.

⁷ tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).

⁸ tn Grk “at the preaching of Jonah.”

⁹ tn Grk “behold.”

¹⁰ sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.

¹¹ tn Grk “behold.”

¹² tn Or “red and gloomy” (L&N 14.56).

¹³ tn Grk “The face of the sky you know how to discern.”

¹⁴ tn Grk “people.”

¹⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁶ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁷ tn Grk “and his wife.”

¹⁸ sn A quotation from Zech 13:7.