Discovery BoxMatthew 21:8 
Context21:8 A 1 very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road. Others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Matthew 24:51
Context24:51 and will cut him in two, 2 and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn The verb διχοτομέω (dicotomew) means to cut an object into two parts (L&N 19.19). This is an extremely severe punishment compared to the other two later punishments. To translate it simply as “punish” is too mild. If taken literally this servant is dismembered, although it is possible to view the stated punishment as hyperbole (L&N 38.12).
