Matthew 7:29

7:29 because he taught them like one who had authority, ¹  not like their experts in the law. ² 

Matthew 13:58

13:58 And he did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Matthew 14:4

14:4 because John had repeatedly told ³  him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.” ⁴ 

Matthew 15:3

15:3 He answered them, ⁵  “And why do you disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?

Matthew 16:7

16:7 So ⁶  they began to discuss this among themselves, saying, “It is because we brought no bread.”

Matthew 24:12

24:12 and because lawlessness will increase so much, the love of many will grow cold.

Matthew 24:42

24:42 “Therefore stay alert, because you do not know on what day ⁷  your Lord will come.

Matthew 25:13

25:13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour. ⁸ 

Matthew 27:18

27:18 (For he knew that they had handed him over because of envy.) ⁹ 

Matthew 28:4

28:4 The ¹⁰  guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him.

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¹ sn Jesus’ teaching impressed the hearers with the directness of its claim; he taught with authority. A study of Jewish rabbinic interpretation shows that it was typical to cite a list of authorities to make one’s point. Apparently Jesus addressed the issues in terms of his own understanding.

² tn Or “their scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

³ tn The imperfect tense verb is here rendered with an iterative force.

⁴ sn This marriage of Herod to his brother Philip’s wife was a violation of OT law (Lev 18:16; 20:21). In addition, both Herod Antipas and Herodias had each left marriages to enter into this union.

⁵ tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.”

⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of Jesus’ saying about the Pharisees and Sadducees.

⁷ tc Most later mss (L 0281 Ï lat) have here ὥρᾳ ({wra, “hour”) instead of ἡμέρα (Jemera, “day”). Although the merits of this reading could be argued either way, in light of the overwhelming and diverse early support for ἡμέρᾳ ({א B C D W Δ Θ Ë¹³ 33 892 1424, as well as several versions and fathers}), the more general term is surely correct.

⁸ tc Most later mss (C³ ˹³ 1424^c Ï) also read here “in which the Son of Man is coming” (ἐν ᾗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται, en |h Jo Juio" tou anqrwpou ercetai), reproducing almost verbatim the last line of Matt 24:44. The longer reading thus appears to be an explanatory expansion and should not be considered authentic. The earlier and better witnesses ({̳⁵ א A B C* D L W Δ Θ Ë¹ 33 565 892 1424* lat co}) lack this phrase.

⁹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

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