Matthew 5:8
Context5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matthew 11:4
Context11:4 Jesus answered them, 1 “Go tell John what you hear and see: 2
Matthew 13:16
Context13:16 “But your eyes are blessed 3 because they see, and your ears because they hear.
Matthew 25:38-39
Context25:38 When 4 did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or naked and clothe you? 25:39 When 5 did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
1 tn Grk “And answering, Jesus said to them.” This construction is somewhat redundant in English and has been simplified in the translation.
2 sn What you hear and see. The following activities all paraphrase various OT descriptions of the time of promised salvation: Isa 35:5-6; 26:19; 29:18-19; 61:1. Jesus is answering not by acknowledging a title, but by pointing to the nature of his works, thus indicating the nature of the time.
3 sn This beatitude highlights the great honor bestowed on the disciples to share in this salvation.
4 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
5 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.