Discovery BoxMatthew 4:20 
Context4:20 They 1 left their nets immediately and followed him. 2
Matthew 5:4-5
Context5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 3
5:5 “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
Matthew 5:7
Context5:7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
Matthew 13:51
Context13:51 “Have you understood all these things?” They replied, “Yes.”
Matthew 14:32
Context14:32 When they went up into the boat, the wind ceased.
Matthew 20:29
Context20:29 As they were leaving Jericho, 4 a large crowd followed them.
Matthew 20:33
Context20:33 They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened.”
Matthew 26:4
Context26:4 They 5 planned to arrest Jesus by stealth and kill him.
Matthew 27:28
Context27:28 They 6 stripped him and put a scarlet robe 7 around him,
Matthew 27:36
Context27:36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there.
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 sn The expression followed him pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.
3 sn The promise they will be comforted is the first of several “reversals” noted in these promises. The beatitudes and the reversals that accompany them serve in the sermon as an invitation to enter into God’s care, because one can know God cares for those who turn to him.
4 map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.
5 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
6 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
7 sn The scarlet robe probably refers to a military garment which had the color of royal purple, and thus resembled a king’s robe. The soldiers did this to Jesus as a form of mockery in view of the charges that he was a king.
