Matthew 7:19

7:19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

Matthew 8:1

Cleansing a Leper

8:1 After he came down from the mountain, large crowds followed him.

Matthew 15:25

15:25 But she came and bowed down ¹  before him and said, ²  “Lord, help me!”

Matthew 22:26

22:26 The second did the same, and the third, down to the seventh.

Matthew 24:17

24:17 The one on the roof ³  must not come down ⁴  to take anything out of his house,

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¹ tn In this context the verb προσκυνέω (proskunew), which often describes worship, probably means simply bowing down to the ground in an act of reverence or supplication (see L&N 17.21).

² tn Grk “she bowed down to him, saying.”

³ 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.

⁴ 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.