Discovery BoxMatthew 2:6 
Context2:6 ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah,
are in no way least among the rulers of Judah,
for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.’” 1
Matthew 8:9
Context8:9 For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. 2 I say to this one, ‘Go’ and he goes, 3 and to another ‘Come’ and he comes, and to my slave 4 ‘Do this’ and he does it.” 5
Matthew 9:18
Context9:18 As he was saying these things, a ruler came, bowed low before him, and said, “My daughter has just died, but come and lay your hand on her and she will live.”
Matthew 11:27
Context11:27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. 6 No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son decides 7 to reveal him.
Matthew 13:30
Context13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At 8 harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, but then 9 gather 10 the wheat into my barn.”’”
Matthew 17:5
Context17:5 While he was still speaking, a 11 bright cloud 12 overshadowed 13 them, and a voice from the cloud said, 14 “This is my one dear Son, 15 in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!” 16
Matthew 18:10
Context18:10 “See that you do not disdain one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
Matthew 19:29
Context19:29 And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much 17 and will inherit eternal life.
Matthew 22:4
Context22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. 18 My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’
Matthew 25:34
Context25:34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
Matthew 26:29
Context26:29 I 19 tell you, from now on I will not drink of this fruit 20 of the vine until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Matthew 26:39
Context26:39 Going a little farther, he threw himself down with his face to the ground and prayed, 21 “My Father, if possible, 22 let this cup 23 pass from me! Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
1 sn A quotation from Mic 5:2.
2 tn Grk “having soldiers under me.”
3 sn I say to this one ‘Go’ and he goes. The illustrations highlight the view of authority the soldier sees in the word of one who has authority. Since the centurion was a commander of a hundred soldiers, he understood what it was both to command others and to be obeyed.
4 tn Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times… in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v. 1). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος) in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.
5 tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.
6 sn This verse has been noted for its conceptual similarity to teaching in John’s Gospel (10:15; 17:2). The authority of the Son and the Father are totally intertwined.
7 tn Or “wishes”; or “intends”; or “plans” (cf. BDAG 182 s.v. βούλομαι 2.b). Here it is the Son who has sovereignty.
8 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
9 tn Grk “but.”
10 tn Grk “burned, but gather.”
11 tn Grk “behold, a.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated here or in the following clause because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
12 sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.
13 tn Or “surrounded.”
14 tn Grk “behold, a voice from the cloud, saying.” This is an incomplete sentence in Greek which portrays intensity and emotion. The participle λέγουσα (legousa) was translated as a finite verb in keeping with English style.
15 tn Grk “my beloved Son,” or “my Son, the beloved [one].” The force of ἀγαπητός (agaphtos) is often “pertaining to one who is the only one of his or her class, but at the same time is particularly loved and cherished” (L&N 58.53; cf. also BDAG 7 s.v. 1).
16 sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him.
17 sn Jesus reassures his disciples with a promise that (1) much benefit in this life (a hundred times as much) and (2) eternal life will be given.
18 tn Grk “Behold, I have prepared my dinner.” In some contexts, however, to translate ἄριστον (ariston) as “dinner” somewhat misses the point. L&N 23.22 here suggests, “See now, the feast I have prepared (for you is ready).”
19 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
20 tn Grk “produce” (“the produce of the vine” is a figurative expression for wine).
21 tn Grk “ground, praying and saying.” Here the participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
22 tn Grk “if it is possible.”
23 sn This cup alludes to the wrath of God that Jesus would experience (in the form of suffering and death) for us. See Ps 11:6; 75:8-9; Isa 51:17, 19, 22 for this figure.
