Discovery BoxMatthew 6:7 
Context6:7 When 1 you pray, do not babble repetitiously like the Gentiles, because they think that by their many words they will be heard.
Matthew 8:34
Context8:34 Then 2 the entire town 3 came out to meet Jesus. And when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.
Matthew 12:10
Context12:10 A 4 man was there who had a withered 5 hand. And they asked Jesus, 6 “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” 7 so that they could accuse him.
Matthew 13:5
Context13:5 Other 8 seeds fell on rocky ground 9 where they did not have much soil. They sprang up quickly because the soil was not deep. 10
Matthew 14:35
Context14:35 When the people 11 there recognized him, they sent word into all the surrounding area, and they brought all their sick to him.
Matthew 15:2
Context15:2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they don’t wash their 12 hands when they eat.” 13
Matthew 20:30
Context20:30 Two 14 blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, 15 “Have mercy 16 on us, Lord, Son of David!” 17
Matthew 28:12
Context28:12 After 18 they had assembled with the elders and formed a plan, they gave a large sum of money to the soldiers,
Matthew 28:15
Context28:15 So they took the money and did as they were instructed. And this story is told among the Jews to this day. 19
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
3 tn Or “city.”
4 tn Grk “And behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
5 sn Withered means the man’s hand was shrunken and paralyzed.
6 tn Grk “and they asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated. The referent of the pronoun (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 sn The background for this is the view that only if life was endangered should one attempt to heal on the Sabbath (see the Mishnah, m. Shabbat 6.3; 12.1; 18.3; 19.2; m. Yoma 8.6).
8 tn Here and in vv. 7 and 8 δέ (de) has not been translated.
9 sn The rocky ground in Palestine would be a limestone base lying right under the soil.
10 tn Grk “it did not have enough depth of earth.”
11 tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anhr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).
12 tc ‡ Although most witnesses read the genitive plural pronoun αὐτῶν (autwn, “their”), it may have been motivated by clarification (as it is in the translation above). Several other authorities do not have the pronoun, however (א B Δ 073 Ë1 579 700 892 1424 pc f g1); the lack of an unintentional oversight as the reason for omission strengthens their combined testimony in this shorter reading. NA27 has the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.
13 tn Grk “when they eat bread.”
14 tn Grk “And behold.” The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has not been translated because it has no exact English equivalent here, but adds interest and emphasis (BDAG 468 s.v. 1).
15 tn Grk “shouted, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.
16 sn Have mercy on us is a request for healing. It is not owed to the men. They simply ask for God’s kind grace.
17 sn There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]).
18 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
19 tc ‡ The word ἡμέρας (Jhmeras, “day”) is found after σήμερον (shmeron, “today, this [day]”) in some early and important witnesses (B D L Θ lat), but may be a clarifying (or perhaps redundant) note. The shorter reading (found in א A W 0148vid Ë1,13 33 Ï) is thus preferred. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.
