Matthew Notes

Matthew 1

a 1:2 Gr Judas; names of people in the Old Testament are given in their Old Testament form

b 1:6 Lit her of Uriah

c 1:19 Or to divorce her

d 1:20 Lit begotten

e 1:25 Lit and was not knowing her

Matthew 2

a 2:1 A caste of wise men specializing in astronomy, astrology, and natural science

Matthew 3

a 3:11 The Gr here can be translated in, with or by

b 3:17 Or My Son, the Beloved

Matthew 4

a 4:2 Lit later became; or afterward became

b 4:15 Lit nations, usually non-Jewish

Matthew 5

a 5:5 Or humble, meek

b 5:21 Or guilty before

c 5:22 Or empty-head; Gr Raka (Raca) fr Aram reqa

d 5:22 Lit the Sanhedrin

e 5:22 Lit Gehenna of fire

f 5:26 Lit quadrans (equaling two mites); i.e. 1/64 of a daily wage

g 5:40 Lit tunic; i.e. a garment worn next to the body

h 5:40 Lit cloak; i.e. an outer garment

Matthew 6

a 6:24 Gr mamonas, for Aram mamon (mammon); i.e. wealth, etc., personified as an object of worship

Matthew 8

a 8:11 Or dine

Matthew 9

a 9:13 I.e. more than

Matthew 10

a 10:29 Gr assarion, the smallest copper coin

Matthew 13

a 13:25 Or darnel, a weed resembling wheat

Matthew 14

a 14:24 Lit many stadia from; a stadion was about 600 feet or about 182 meters

b 14:25 I.e. 3–6 a.m.

Matthew 15

a 15:6 I.e. by supporting them with it

b 15:14 Later mss add of the blind

Matthew 17

a 17:21 Early mss do not contain this v

b 17:24 Equivalent to two denarii or two days’ wages, paid as a temple tax

c 17:27 Lit standard coin, which was a shekel

Matthew 18

a 18:11 Early mss do not contain this v

b 18:15 Late mss add against you

c 18:24 A talent was worth more than fifteen years’ wages of a laborer

d 18:28 The denarius was a day’s wages

Matthew 19

a 19:29 One early ms adds or wife

Matthew 20

a 20:2 The denarius was a day’s wages

b 20:3 I.e. 9 a.m.

c 20:5 I.e. noon and 3 p.m.

d 20:6 I.e. 5 p.m.

e 20:9 The denarius was a day’s wages

Matthew 22

a 22:35 I.e. an expert in the Mosaic Law

Matthew 23

a 23:5 I.e. small cases containing Scripture texts worn on the left arm and forehead for religious purposes

b 23:14 This v not found in early mss

Matthew 26

a 26:53 A legion equaled 6,000 troops

Matthew 27

a 27:45 I.e. 12 noon

b 27:45 I.e. 3 p.m.

c 27:49 Some early mss read And another took a spear and pierced His side, and there came out water and blood (cf John 19:34)