Matthew 9:10

9:10 As ¹  Jesus ²  was having a meal ³  in Matthew’s ⁴  house, many tax collectors ⁵  and sinners came and ate with Jesus and his disciples.

Matthew 26:50

26:50 Jesus ⁶  said to him, “Friend, do what you are here to do.” Then they came and took hold ⁷  of Jesus and arrested him.

Matthew 27:11

Jesus and Pilate

27:11 Then ⁸  Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, ⁹  “Are you the king ¹⁰  of the Jews?” Jesus ¹¹  said, “You say so.” ¹² 

Matthew 27:17

27:17 So after they had assembled, Pilate said to them, “Whom do you want me to release for you, Jesus ¹³  Barabbas or Jesus who is called the Christ?” ¹⁴ 

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¹ tn Grk “And it happened that while.” The introductory phrase καὶ ἐγένετο (kai egeneto, “it happened that”) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Grk “was reclining at table.”

sn As Jesus was having a meal. 1st century middle eastern meals were not eaten while sitting at a table, but while reclining on one’s side on the floor with the head closest to the low table and the feet farthest away.

⁴ tn Grk “in the house.” The Greek article is used here in a context that implies possession, and the referent of the implied possessive pronoun (Matthew) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ sn See the note on tax collectors in 5:46.

⁶ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

⁷ tn Grk “and put their hands on Jesus.”

⁸ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁹ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

¹⁰ sn “Are you the king of the Jews?” Pilate was interested in this charge because of its political implications of sedition against Rome.

¹¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹² sn The reply “You say so” is somewhat enigmatic, like Jesus’ earlier reply to the Jewish leadership in 26:64.

¹³ tc Again, as in v. 16, the name “Jesus” is supplied before “Barabbas” in Θ Ë¹ 700* pc sy^s Or^mss (Θ 700* lack the article τόν [ton] before Βαραββᾶν [Barabban]). The same argument for accepting the inclusion of “Jesus” as original in the previous verse applies here as well.

¹⁴ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

sn See the note on Christ in 1:16.