Discovery BoxMatthew 9:28 
Context9:28 When 1 he went into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus 2 said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.”
Matthew 15:22
Context15:22 A 3 Canaanite woman from that area came 4 and cried out, 5 “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David! My daughter is horribly demon-possessed!”
Matthew 17:4
Context17:4 So 6 Peter said 7 to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make 8 three shelters 9 – one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
1 tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
2 tn Grk “to him, and Jesus.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in Greek, but a new sentence was started here in the translation.
3 tn Grk “And behold a Canaanite.” 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).
4 tn Grk The participle ἐξελθοῦσα (exelqousa) is here translated as a finite verb. The emphasis is upon her crying out to Jesus.
5 tn Grk “cried out, saying.” The participle λέγουσα (legousa) is redundant here in contemporary English and has not been translated.
6 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” to indicate that the appearance of Moses and Elijah prompted Peter’s comment.
7 tn Grk “Peter answering said.” This construction is somewhat redundant and has been simplified in the translation.
8 tc Instead of the singular future indicative ποιήσω (poihsw, “I will make”), most witnesses (C3 D L W Θ [Φ] 0281 Ë[1],13 33 Ï lat sy co) have the plural aorist subjunctive ποιήσωμεν (poihswmen, “let us make”). But since ποιήσωμεν is the reading found in the parallel accounts in Mark and Luke, it is almost surely a motivated reading. Further, the earliest and best witnesses, as well as a few others (א B C* 700 pc) have ποιήσω. It is thus more likely that the singular verb is authentic.
9 tn Or “booths,” “dwellings” (referring to the temporary booths constructed in the celebration of the feast of Tabernacles).
sn Peter apparently wanted to celebrate the feast of Tabernacles or Booths that looked forward to the end and wanted to treat Moses, Elijah, and Jesus as equals by making three shelters (one for each). It was actually a way of expressing honor to Jesus, but the next verse makes it clear that it was not enough honor.
