Discovery BoxMatthew 4:18 
Context4:18 As 1 he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were fishermen). 2
Matthew 8:28
Context8:28 When he came to the other side, to the region of the Gadarenes, 3 two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs met him. They were extremely violent, so that no one was able to pass by that way.
Matthew 11:7
Context11:7 While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness 4 to see? A reed shaken by the wind? 5
Matthew 12:25
Context12:25 Now when Jesus 6 realized what they were thinking, he said to them, 7 “Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, 8 and no town or house divided against itself will stand.
Matthew 13:54
Context13:54 Then 9 he came to his hometown 10 and began to teach the people 11 in their synagogue. 12 They 13 were astonished and said, “Where did this man get such wisdom and miraculous powers?
Matthew 21:12
Context21:12 Then 14 Jesus entered the temple area 15 and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple courts, 16 and turned over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves.
Matthew 25:10
Context25:10 But while they had gone to buy it, the bridegroom arrived, and those who were ready went inside with him to the wedding banquet. Then 17 the door was shut.
Matthew 25:24
Context25:24 Then the one who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Sir, I knew that you were a hard man, harvesting where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed,
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn The two phrases in this verse placed in parentheses are explanatory comments by the author, parenthetical in nature.
3 tc The textual tradition here is quite complicated. A number of
sn The region of the Gadarenes would be in Gentile territory on the southeastern side of the Sea of Galilee across from Galilee. Luke 8:26 and Mark 5:1 record this miracle as occurring “in the region of the Gerasenes.” “Irrespective of how one settles this issue, for the [second and] Third Evangelist the chief concern is that Jesus has crossed over into Gentile territory, ‘opposite Galilee’” (J. B. Green, Luke [NICNT], 337). The region of Gadara extended to the Sea of Galilee and included the town of Sennabris on the southern shore – the town that the herdsmen most likely entered after the drowning of the pigs.
4 tn Or “desert.”
5 tn There is a debate as to whether one should read this figuratively (“to see someone who is easily blown over?”) or literally (Grk “to see the wilderness vegetation?… No, to see a prophet”). Either view makes good sense, but the following examples suggest the question should be read literally and understood to point to the fact that a prophet drew them to the desert.
6 tc The majority of
7 sn Jesus here demonstrated the absurdity of the thinking of the religious leaders who maintained that he was in league with Satan and that he actually derived his power from the devil. He first teaches (vv. 25-28) that if he casts out demons by the ruler of the demons, then in reality Satan is fighting against himself, with the result that his kingdom has come to an end. He then teaches (v. 29) about tying up the strong man to prove that he does not need to align himself with the devil because he is more powerful. Jesus defeated Satan at his temptation (4:1-11) and by his exorcisms he clearly demonstrated himself to be stronger than the devil. The passage reveals the desperate condition of the religious leaders, who in their hatred for Jesus end up attributing the work of the Holy Spirit to Satan (a position for which they will be held accountable, 12:31-32).
8 tn Or “is left in ruins.”
9 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then.”
10 sn Jesus’ hometown (where he spent his childhood years) was Nazareth, about 20 miles (30 km) southwest of Capernaum.
11 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23. Jesus undoubtedly took the opportunity on this occasion to speak about his person and mission, and the relation of both to OT fulfillment.
13 tn Grk “synagogue, so that they.” Here ὥστε (Jwste) has not been translated. Instead a new sentence was started in the translation.
14 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
15 tn Grk “the temple.”
sn The merchants (those who were selling) would have been located in the Court of the Gentiles.
16 tn Grk “the temple.”
sn Matthew (here, 21:12-27), Mark (11:15-19) and Luke (19:45-46) record this incident of the temple cleansing at the end of Jesus’ ministry. John (2:13-16) records a cleansing of the temple at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. See the note on the word temple courts in John 2:14 for a discussion of the relationship of these accounts to one another.
17 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
