Matthew 1

[BACK TO [1]] 1:1 Or is an account of the origin

[BACK TO [2]] 1:1 Or Jesus Christ. Messiah (Hebrew) and Christ (Greek) both mean Anointed One; also in verse 18.

[BACK TO [3]] 1:11 That is, Jehoiachin; also in verse 12

[BACK TO [4]] 1:18 Or The origin of Jesus the Messiah was like this

[BACK TO [5]] 1:19 Or was a righteous man and

[BACK TO [6]] 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the LORD saves.

[BACK TO [7]] 1:23 Isaiah 7:14

Matthew 2

[BACK TO [8]] 2:1 Traditionally wise men

[BACK TO [9]] 2:6 Micah 5:2, 4

[BACK TO [10]] 2:15 Hosea 11:1

[BACK TO [11]] 2:18 Jer. 31:15

Matthew 3

[BACK TO [12]] 3:3 Isaiah 40:3

[BACK TO [13]] 3:11 Or in

[BACK TO [14]] 3:11 Or in

Matthew 4

[BACK TO [15]] 4:1 The Greek for tempted can also mean tested.

[BACK TO [16]] 4:4 Deut. 8:3

[BACK TO [17]] 4:6 Psalm 91:11, 12

[BACK TO [18]] 4:7 Deut. 6:16

[BACK TO [19]] 4:10 Deut. 6:13

[BACK TO [20]] 4:16 Isaiah 9:1, 2

[BACK TO [21]] 4:25 That is, the Ten Cities

Matthew 5

[BACK TO [22]] 5:21 Exodus 20:13

[BACK TO [23]] 5:22 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verse 23.

[BACK TO [24]] 5:22 Some manuscripts brother or sister without cause

[BACK TO [25]] 5:22 An Aramaic term of contempt

[BACK TO [26]] 5:27 Exodus 20:14

[BACK TO [27]] 5:31 Deut. 24:1

[BACK TO [28]] 5:37 Or from evil

[BACK TO [29]] 5:38 Exodus 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21

[BACK TO [30]] 5:43 Lev. 19:18

Matthew 6

[BACK TO [31]] 6:13 The Greek for temptation can also mean testing.

[BACK TO [32]] 6:13 Or from evil; some late manuscripts one, / for yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

[BACK TO [33]] 6:22 The Greek for healthy here implies generous.

[BACK TO [34]] 6:23 The Greek for unhealthy here implies stingy.

[BACK TO [35]] 6:27 Or single cubit to your height

Matthew 8

[BACK TO [36]] 8:2 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

[BACK TO [37]] 8:17 Isaiah 53:4 (see Septuagint)

[BACK TO [38]] 8:28 Some manuscripts Gergesenes; other manuscripts Gerasenes

Matthew 9

[BACK TO [39]] 9:13 Hosea 6:6

Matthew 10

[BACK TO [40]] 10:8 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

[BACK TO [41]] 10:29 Or will; or knowledge

[BACK TO [42]] 10:36 Micah 7:6

Matthew 11

[BACK TO [43]] 11:1 Greek in their towns

[BACK TO [44]] 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

[BACK TO [45]] 11:10 Mal. 3:1

[BACK TO [46]] 11:12 Or been forcefully advancing

[BACK TO [47]] 11:23 That is, the realm of the dead

Matthew 12

[BACK TO [48]] 12:7 Hosea 6:6

[BACK TO [49]] 12:21 Isaiah 42:1–4

Matthew 13

[BACK TO [50]] 13:15 Isaiah 6:9, 10 (see Septuagint)

[BACK TO [51]] 13:33 Or about 27 kilograms

[BACK TO [52]] 13:35 Psalm 78:2

Matthew 15

[BACK TO [53]] 15:4 Exodus 20:12; Deut. 5:16

[BACK TO [54]] 15:4 Exodus 21:17; Lev. 20:9

[BACK TO [55]] 15:9 Isaiah 29:13

[BACK TO [56]] 15:14 Some manuscripts blind guides of the blind

Matthew 16

[BACK TO [57]] 16:2, 3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.

[BACK TO [58]] 16:18 The Greek word for Peter means rock.

[BACK TO [59]] 16:18 That is, the realm of the dead

[BACK TO [60]] 16:19 Or will have been

[BACK TO [61]] 16:19 Or will have been

[BACK TO [62]] 16:25 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verse 26.

Matthew 17

[BACK TO [63]] 17:21 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 9:29.

Matthew 18

[BACK TO [64]] 18:11 Some manuscripts include here the words of Luke 19:10.

[BACK TO [65]] 18:15 The Greek word for brother or sister (adelphos) refers here to a fellow disciple, whether man or woman; also in verses 21 and 35.

[BACK TO [66]] 18:15 Some manuscripts sins against you

[BACK TO [67]] 18:16 Deut. 19:15

[BACK TO [68]] 18:18 Or will have been

[BACK TO [69]] 18:18 Or will have been

[BACK TO [70]] 18:22 Or seventy times seven

[BACK TO [71]] 18:24 Greek ten thousand talents; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wages.

[BACK TO [72]] 18:28 Greek a hundred denarii; a denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see 20:2).

Matthew 19

[BACK TO [73]] 19:4 Gen. 1:27

[BACK TO [74]] 19:5 Gen. 2:24

[BACK TO [75]] 19:19 Exodus 20:12–16; Deut. 5:16–20

[BACK TO [76]] 19:19 Lev. 19:18

[BACK TO [77]] 19:29 Some manuscripts do not have or wife.

Matthew 20

[BACK TO [78]] 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.

Matthew 21

[BACK TO [79]] 21:5 Zech. 9:9

[BACK TO [80]] 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15

[BACK TO [81]] 21:9 Psalm 118:25, 26

[BACK TO [82]] 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning “Save!” which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15

[BACK TO [83]] 21:13 Isaiah 56:7

[BACK TO [84]] 21:13 Jer. 7:11

[BACK TO [85]] 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)

[BACK TO [86]] 21:42 Psalm 118:22, 23

[BACK TO [87]] 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.

Matthew 22

[BACK TO [88]] 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens

[BACK TO [89]] 22:32 Exodus 3:6

[BACK TO [90]] 22:37 Deut. 6:5

[BACK TO [91]] 22:39 Lev. 19:18

[BACK TO [92]] 22:44 Psalm 110:1

Matthew 23

[BACK TO [93]] 23:5 That is, boxes containing Scripture verses, worn on forehead and arm

[BACK TO [94]] 23:14 Some manuscripts include here words similar to Mark 12:40 and Luke 20:47.

[BACK TO [95]] 23:39 Psalm 118:26

Matthew 24

[BACK TO [96]] 24:15 Daniel 9:27; 11:31; 12:11

[BACK TO [97]] 24:29 Isaiah 13:10; 34:4

[BACK TO [98]] 24:30 Or the tribes of the land

[BACK TO [99]] 24:30 See Daniel 7:13–14.

[BACK TO [100]] 24:33 Or he

[BACK TO [101]] 24:36 Some manuscripts do not have nor the Son.

Matthew 25

[BACK TO [102]] 25:15 Greek five talents … two talents … one talent; also throughout this parable; a talent was worth about 20 years of a day laborer’s wage.

Matthew 26

[BACK TO [103]] 26:11 See Deut. 15:11.

[BACK TO [104]] 26:28 Some manuscripts the new

[BACK TO [105]] 26:31 Zech. 13:7

[BACK TO [106]] 26:50 Or “Why have you come, friend?”

[BACK TO [107]] 26:64 See Psalm 110:1; Daniel 7:13.

Matthew 27

[BACK TO [108]] 27:10 See Zech. 11:12, 13; Jer. 19:1–13; 32:6–9.

[BACK TO [109]] 27:16 Many manuscripts do not have Jesus; also in verse 17.

[BACK TO [110]] 27:46 Some manuscripts Eloi, Eloi

[BACK TO [111]] 27:46 Psalm 22:1

[BACK TO [112]] 27:53 Or tombs, and after Jesus’ resurrection they

[BACK TO [113]] 27:56 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph