Discovery BoxMatthew 6:8 
Context6:8 Do 1 not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
Matthew 14:6
Context14:6 But on Herod’s birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod,
Matthew 15:25
Context15:25 But she came and bowed down 2 before him and said, 3 “Lord, help me!”
Matthew 17:3
Context17:3 Then Moses 4 and Elijah 5 also appeared before them, talking with him.
Matthew 17:14
Context17:14 When 6 they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,
1 tn Grk “So do not.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated.
2 tn In this context the verb προσκυνέω (proskunew), which often describes worship, probably means simply bowing down to the ground in an act of reverence or supplication (see L&N 17.21).
3 tn Grk “she bowed down to him, saying.”
4 tn Grk “And behold, Moses.” 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 Commentators and scholars discuss why Moses and Elijah are present. The most likely explanation is that Moses represents the prophetic office (Acts 3:18-22) and Elijah pictures the presence of the last days (Mal 4:5-6), the prophet of the eschaton (the end times).
6 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
