Matthew 1
1:1 a Luke 3:23
1:1 b 2 Sam. 7:12–16; Ps. 132:11; Is. 9:6; 11:1; Jer. 23:5; (Matt. 1:18; Luke 3:23, 31); John 7:42; Acts 2:30; (Rom. 1:3); Rev. 22:16
1:1 c Gen. 12:3; 22:18; (Gal. 3:16)
1:1 1 Lit. generation
1:2 d Gen. 21:2, 12
1:2 e Gen. 25:26; 28:14
1:2 f Gen. 29:35
1:3 g Gen. 38:27; 49:10
1:3 h Ruth 4:18–22; 1 Chr. 2:1–15; Matt. 1:3–6
1:5 i Ruth 2:1; 4:1–13
1:6 j 1 Sam. 16:1; Is. 11:1, 10
1:6 k 2 Sam. 7:12; 12:24; Is. 9:7
1:6 2 Words in italic type have been added for clarity. They are not found in the original Greek.
1:7 l 1 Kin. 11:43; 1 Chr. 3:10
1:7 m 2 Chr. 11:20
1:7 3 NU Asaph
1:8 n 1 Chr. 3:10
1:8 o 2 Kin. 15:13
1:9 p 2 Kin. 15:38
1:10 q 2 Kin. 20:21
1:10 r 1 Kin. 13:2
1:10 4 NU Amos
1:11 s 1 Chr. 3:15, 16
1:11 t 2 Kin. 24:14–16; Jer. 27:20; Matt. 1:17
1:11 5 Or Coniah or Jehoiachin
1:12 u 1 Chr. 3:17
1:12 v Ezra 3:2; Neh. 12:1; Hag. 1:1
1:16 w Matt. 13:55; Mark 6:3
1:18 x Matt. 12:46; Luke 1:27
1:18 y Is. 7:14; 49:5; Luke 1:35
1:19 z Deut. 24:1; John 8:4, 5
1:19 6 an upright
1:20 a Luke 1:35
1:20 7 Lit. begotten
1:21 b (Is. 7:14; 9:6, 7); Luke 1:31; 2:21
1:21 c Luke 2:11; John 1:29; (Acts 4:12; 5:31; 13:23, 38; Rom. 5:18, 19; Col. 1:20–23)
1:21 8 Lit. Savior
1:23 d Is. 7:14
1:23 9 Words in oblique type in the New Testament are quoted from the Old Testament.
1:25 e Ex. 13:2; Luke 2:7, 21
1:25 10 Kept her a virgin
1:25 11 NU a Son
Matthew 2
2:1 a Mic. 5:2; Luke 2:4–7
2:1 b Gen. 25:6; 1 Kin. 4:30
2:1 1 Gr. magoi
2:2 c Luke 2:11
2:2 d (Num. 24:17; Is. 60:3)
2:4 e 2 Chr. 36:14
2:4 f 2 Chr. 34:13
2:4 g Mal. 2:7
2:6 h Mic. 5:2; John 7:42
2:6 i Gen. 49:10; (Rev. 2:27)
2:7 j Num. 24:17
2:7 2 Gr. magoi
2:11 k Ps. 72:10; Is. 60:6
2:12 l (Job 33:15, 16); Matt. 1:20
2:15 m Num. 24:8; Hos. 11:1
2:18 n Jer. 31:15
2:20 o Luke 2:39
2:20 p Matt. 2:16
2:22 q Matt. 2:12, 13, 19
2:22 r Matt. 3:13; Luke 2:39
2:23 s Luke 1:26; 2:39; John 1:45, 46
2:23 t Judg. 13:5
Matthew 3
3:1 a Matt. 3:1–12; Mark 1:3–8; Luke 3:2–17; John 1:6–8, 19–28
3:1 b Josh. 14:10
3:2 c Dan. 2:44; Mal. 4:6; Matt. 4:17; Mark 1:15; Luke 1:17; 10:9; 11:20; 21:31
3:3 d Is. 40:3; Luke 3:4; John 1:23
3:3 e Luke 1:76
3:4 f 2 Kin. 1:8; Zech. 13:4; Matt. 11:8; Mark 1:6
3:4 g Lev. 11:22
3:4 h 1 Sam. 14:25, 26
3:5 i Mark 1:5
3:6 j Acts 19:4, 18
3:7 k Matt. 12:34; Luke 3:7–9
3:7 l (Rom. 5:9; 1 Thess. 1:10)
3:9 m John 8:33; Acts 13:26; (Rom. 4:1, 11, 16; Gal. 3:29)
3:10 n (Ps. 92:12–14); Matt. 7:19; Luke 13:7, 9; (John 15:6)
3:11 o Mark 1:4, 8; Luke 3:16; John 1:26; Acts 1:5
3:11 p (Is. 4:4; John 20:22; Acts 2:3, 4; 1 Cor. 12:13)
3:11 1 M omits and fire
3:12 q Mal. 3:3
3:12 r Mal. 4:1; Matt. 13:30
3:13 s Matt. 3:13–17; Mark 1:9–11; Luke 3:21, 22; John 1:31–34
3:13 t Matt. 2:22
3:16 u Mark 1:10
3:16 v (Is. 11:2); Luke 3:22; John 1:32; Acts 7:56
3:16 2 Or he
3:17 w John 12:28
3:17 x Ps. 2:7; Is. 42:1; Mark 1:11; Luke 1:35; 9:35; Col. 1:13
Matthew 4
4:1 a Matt. 4:1–11; Mark 1:12; Luke 4:1
4:1 b Ezek. 3:14; Acts 8:39
4:4 c Deut. 8:3
4:5 d Neh. 11:1, 18; Dan. 9:24; Matt. 27:53
4:6 e Ps. 91:11
4:6 f Ps. 91:12
4:7 g Deut. 6:16
4:7 1 test
4:8 h (Matt. 16:26; 1 John 2:15–17)
4:10 i Deut. 6:13; 10:20; Josh. 24:14
4:10 2 M Get behind Me
4:11 j (James 4:7)
4:11 k Matt. 26:53; Luke 22:43; (Heb. 1:14)
4:12 l Matt. 14:3; Mark 1:14; Luke 3:20; John 4:43
4:15 m Is. 9:1, 2
4:16 n Is. 42:7; Luke 2:32
4:17 o Mark 1:14, 15
4:17 p Matt. 3:2; 10:7
4:17 3 has drawn near
4:18 q Matt. 4:18–22; Mark 1:16–20; Luke 5:2–11; John 1:40–42
4:18 r Matt. 10:2; 16:18; John 1:40–42
4:19 s Luke 5:10
4:20 t Matt. 19:27; Mark 10:28
4:21 u Mark 1:19
4:23 v Ps. 22:22; Matt. 9:35; Mark 1:21; 6:2; 10:1; Luke 4:15; 6:6; 13:10; John 6:59; 18:20
4:23 w (Matt. 24:14); Mark 1:14; Luke 4:43; 8:1; 16:16
4:23 x Mark 1:34; Luke 4:40; 7:21; Acts 10:38
4:24 y Mark 1:32, 33; Luke 4:40
4:24 4 Lit. the report of Him
4:25 z Matt. 5:1; 8:1, 18; Mark 3:7, 8
4:25 5 Lit. Ten Cities
Matthew 5
5:1 a Matt. 14:23; 15:29; 17:1; Mark 3:13; Luke 6:17; 9:28; John 6:3, 15
5:2 b (Matt. 7:29); Mark 10:1; 12:35; John 8:2
5:3 c Prov. 16:19; Is. 66:2; Luke 6:20–23
5:4 d Is. 61:2, 3; Luke 6:21; (John 16:20); Acts 16:34; (2 Cor. 1:7); Rev. 21:4
5:5 e Ps. 37:11; Is. 29:19
5:5 f (Rom. 4:13)
5:5 1 Or land
5:6 g Luke 1:53; Acts 2:4
5:6 h (Is. 55:1; 65:13; John 4:14; 6:48; 7:37)
5:7 i Ps. 41:1; Mark 11:25
5:8 j Ps. 15:2; 24:4; Heb. 12:14
5:8 k Acts 7:55, 56; 1 Cor. 13:12
5:10 l (2 Cor. 4:17); 1 Pet. 3:14
5:11 m Luke 6:22
5:11 n 1 Pet. 4:14
5:12 o Luke 6:23; Acts 5:41; 1 Pet. 4:13, 14
5:12 p 2 Chr. 36:16; Neh. 9:26; Matt. 23:37; Acts 7:52; 1 Thess. 2:15; Heb. 11:35–37; James 5:10
5:13 q Mark 9:50; Luke 14:34
5:14 r (Prov. 4:18; John 8:12); Phil. 2:15
5:15 s Mark 4:21; Luke 8:16; Phil. 2:15
5:16 t 1 Pet. 2:12
5:16 u (John 15:8); 1 Cor. 14:25
5:17 v Rom. 10:4
5:18 w Matt. 24:35; Luke 16:17
5:18 2 Gr. iota, Heb. yod, the smallest letter
5:18 3 The smallest stroke in a Heb. letter
5:19 x (James 2:10)
5:20 y (Rom. 10:3)
5:21 z Ex. 20:13; Deut. 5:17
5:21 4 in ancient times
5:22 a (1 John 3:15)
5:22 b (James 2:20; 3:6)
5:22 5 NU omits without a cause
5:22 6 Lit., in Aram., Empty head
5:22 7 Gr. More
5:22 8 Gr. Gehenna
5:23 c Matt. 8:4
5:24 d (Job 42:8; 1 Tim. 2:8; 1 Pet. 3:7)
5:25 e (Prov. 25:8); Luke 12:58, 59
5:25 f (Ps. 32:6; Is. 55:6)
5:27 g Ex. 20:14; Deut. 5:18
5:27 9 NU, M omit to those of old
5:28 h 2 Sam. 11:2–5; Job 31:1; Prov. 6:25; (Matt. 15:19; James 1:14, 15)
5:29 i Mark 9:43
5:29 j (Col. 3:5)
5:29 10 Lit. stumble or offend
5:30 11 Lit. stumble or offend
5:31 k Deut. 24:1; (Jer. 3:1); Mark 10:2
5:32 l (Matt. 19:9; Mark 10:11; Luke 16:18; Rom. 7:3); 1 Cor. 7:11
5:32 12 Or fornication
5:33 m Matt
. 23:16
5:33 n (Ex. 20:7); Lev. 19:12; Num. 30:2
5:33 o Deut. 23:23
5:33 13 ancient times
5:34 p Matt. 23:16; James 5:12
5:34 q Is. 66:1
5:35 r Ps. 48:2; (Matt. 5:2, 19; 6:10)
5:37 s (Col. 4:6); James 5:12
5:37 14 Lit. your word be yes yes
5:38 t Ex. 21:24; Lev. 24:20; Deut. 19:21
5:39 u (Prov. 20:22); Luke 6:29; (Rom. 12:17; 1 Cor. 6:7; 1 Pet. 3:9)
5:39 v Is. 50:6; Lam. 3:30
5:41 w Matt. 27:32
5:42 x Deut. 15:7–11; Luke 6:30–34; 1 Tim. 6:18
5:43 y Lev. 19:18
5:43 z Deut. 23:3–6; Ps. 41:10
5:44 a Luke 6:27; Rom. 12:14
5:44 b (Rom. 12:20)
5:44 c Luke 23:34; Acts 7:60; 1 Cor. 4:12; 1 Pet. 2:23
5:44 15 NU But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you
5:45 d Job 25:3; Ps. 65:9–13; Luke 12:16, 17; Acts 14:17
5:46 e Luke 6:32
5:47 16 M friends
5:47 17 NU Gentiles
5:48 f Gen. 17:1; Lev. 11:44; 19:2; Luke 6:36; (Col. 1:28; 4:12); James 1:4; 1 Pet. 1:15
5:48 g Eph. 5:1
Matthew 6
6:2 a Rom. 12:8
6:4 b Luke 14:12–14
6:4 1 NU omits openly
6:5 2 pretenders
6:6 c 2 Kin. 4:33
6:6 3 NU omits openly
6:7 d Eccl. 5:2
6:7 e 1 Kin. 18:26
6:8 f (Rom. 8:26, 27)
6:9 g Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4; (John 16:24; Eph. 6:18; Jude 20)
6:9 h (Matt. 5:9, 16)
6:9 i Mal. 1:11
6:10 j Matt. 26:42; Luke 22:42; Acts 21:14
6:10 k Ps. 103:20
6:11 l (Job 23:12); Prov. 30:8; Is. 33:16; Luke 11:3
6:12 m (Matt. 18:21, 22)
6:13 n (Matt. 26:41; 1 Cor. 10:31; 2 Pet. 2:9; Rev. 3:10)
6:13 o John 17:15; (2 Thess. 3:3); 2 Tim. 4:18; (1 John 5:18)
6:13 4 NU omits the rest of v. 13.
6:14 p (Matt. 7:2); Mark 11:25; (Eph. 4:32; Col. 3:13)
6:15 q Matt. 18:35; James 2:13
6:16 r Is. 58:3–7; Luke 18:12
6:16 5 pretenders
6:17 s Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam. 12:20; Dan. 10:3
6:18 6 NU, M omit openly
6:19 t Prov. 23:4; (1 Tim. 6:17; Heb. 13:5); James 5:1
6:20 u Matt. 19:21; Luke 12:33; 18:22; 1 Tim. 6:19; 1 Pet. 1:4
6:22 v Luke 11:34, 35
6:22 7 Clear, or healthy
6:23 8 Evil, or unhealthy
6:24 w Luke 16:9, 11, 13
6:24 x (Gal. 1:10; 1 Tim. 6:17; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15)
6:24 9 Lit., in Aram., riches
6:25 y (Ps. 55:22); Luke 12:22; (Phil. 4:6; 1 Pet. 5:7)
6:26 z Job 38:41; Ps. 147:9; Matt. 10:29; Luke 12:24
6:27 10 About 18 inches
6:27 11 height
6:29 12 dressed
6:33 a 1 Kin. 3:13; Luke 12:31; (1 Tim. 4:8)
Matthew 7
7:1 a Matt. 7:1–5; Luke 6:37; Rom. 14:3; (1 Cor. 4:3, 4)
7:1 1 Condemn
7:2 b Mark 4:24; Luke 6:38
7:2 2 Condemnation
7:3 c Luke 6:41
7:6 d Prov. 9:7, 8; Acts 13:45
7:7 e (Matt. 21:22; Mark 11:24); Luke 11:9–13; 18:1–8; (John 15:7; James 1:5, 6; 1 John 3:22)
7:8 f Prov. 8:17; Jer. 29:12
7:9 g Luke 11:11
7:11 h Gen. 6:5; 8:21; Ps. 84:11; Is. 63:7; (Rom. 8:32; James 1:17); 1 John 3:1
7:12 i Luke 6:31
7:12 j Matt. 22:40; Rom. 13:8; Gal. 5:14; (1 Tim. 1:5)
7:13 k Luke 13:24
7:14 3 NU, M How narrow … !
7:14 4 confined
7:15 l Deut. 13:3; Jer. 23:16; Ezek. 22:28; Mark 13:22; (Luke 6:26); Rom. 16:17; Eph. 5:6; (Col. 2:8; 2 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 4:1–3)
7:15 m Mic. 3:5
7:16 n Matt. 7:20; 12:33; Luke 6:44; James 3:12
7:16 o Luke 6:43
7:17 p Jer. 11:19; Matt. 12:33
7:19 q Matt. 3:10; Luke 3:9; (John 15:2, 6)
7:21 r Hos. 8:2; Matt. 25:11; Luke 6:46; Acts 19:13
7:21 s Rom. 2:13; James 1:22
7:22 t Num. 24:4
7:23 u Matt. 25:12; Luke 13:25; (2 Tim. 2:19)
7:23 v Ps. 5:5; 6:8; (Matt. 25:41); Luke 13:27
7:24 w Matt. 7:24–27; Luke 6:47–49
7:28 x Matt. 13:54; Mark 1:22; 6:2; Luke 4:32; John 7:46
7:29 y (John 7:46)
Matthew 8
8:2 a Matt. 8:2–4; Mark 1:40–45; Luke 5:12–14
8:2 b Matt. 2:11; 9:18; 15:25; John 9:38; Acts 10:25
8:3 c Matt. 11:5; Luke 4:27
8:4 d Matt. 9:30; Mark 5:43; Luke 4:41; 8:56; 9:21
8:4 e Lev. 14:3, 4, 10; Mark 1:44; Luke 5:14
8:4 f Lev. 14:4–32; Deut. 24:8
8:5 g Luke 7:1–3
8:5 h Matt. 27:54; Acts 10:1
8:8 i Luke 15:19, 21
8:8 j Ps. 107:20
8:11 k (Gen. 12:3; Is. 2:2, 3; 11:10); Mal. 1:11; Luke 13:29; (Acts 10:45; 11:18; 14:27; Rom. 15:9–13; Eph. 3:6)
8:12 l (Matt. 21:43)
8:12 m Matt. 13:42, 50; 22:13; 24:51; 25:30; Luke 13:28; 2 Pet. 2:17; Jude 13
8:14 n Matt. 8:14–16; Mark 1:29–31; Luke 4:38, 39
8:14 o 1 Cor. 9:5
8:15 1 NU, M Him
8:16 p Mark 1:32–34; Luke 4:40, 41
8:17 q Is. 53:4; 1 Pet. 2:24
8:19 r Matt. 8:19–22; Luke 9:57, 58
8:21 s Luke 9:59, 60
8:21 t 1 Kin. 19:20
8:24 u Mark 4:37; Luke 8:23–25
8:26 v Ps. 65:7; 89:9; 107:29
8:27 2 Lit. What sort of man is this
8:28 w Mark 5:1–4; Luke 8:26–33
8:28 3 NU Gadarenes
8:31 4 NU send us into
8:34 x Deut. 5:25; 1 Kin. 17:18; Amos 7:12; Luke 5:8; Acts 16:39
Matthew 9
9:1 a Matt. 4:13; 11:23; Mark 5:21
9:2 b Mark 2:3–12; Luke 5:18–26
9:2 c Matt. 8:10
9:4 d Ps. 139:2; Matt. 12:25; Mark 12:15; Luke 5:22; 6:8; 9:47; 11:17
9:8 e Matt. 8:27; John 7:15
9:8 1 NU were afraid
9:9 f Mark 2:14; Luke 5:27
9:10 g Mark 2:15; Luke 5:29
9:11 h Matt. 11:19; Mark 2:16; Luke 5:30; 15:2
9:11 i (Gal. 2:15)
9:13 j Hos. 6:6; (Mic. 6:6–8); Matt. 12:7
9:13 k Mark 2:17; Luke 5:32; 1 Tim. 1:15
9:13 2 NU omits to repentance
9:14 l Mark 2:18; Luke 5:33–35; 18:12
9:14 3 NU brackets often as disputed.
9:15 m John 3:29
9:15 n Acts 13:2, 3; 14:23
9:15 4 Lit. sons of the bridechamber
9:16 5 Lit. that which is put on
9:17 6 burst
9:18 o Mark 5:22–43; Luke 8:41–56
9:19 p Matt. 10:2–4
9:20 q Mark 5:25; Luke 8:43
9:20 r Num. 15:38; Deut. 22:12; Matt. 14:36; 23:5; Mark 6:56
9:22 s Matt. 9:29; 15:28; Mark 5:34; 10:52; Luke 7:50; 8:48; 17:19; 18:42
9:23 t Mark 5:38; Luke 8:51
9:23 u 2 Chr. 35:25; Jer. 9:17; 16:6; Ezek. 24:17
9:24 v John 11:3; Acts 20:10
9:25 w Matt. 8:3, 15; Mark 1:31
9:26 x Matt. 4:24; Mark 1:28, 45; Luke 4:14, 37; 5:15; 7:17
9:27 y Matt. 20:29–34
9:27 z Matt. 15:22; Mark 10:47; Luke 18:38, 39
9:30 a Matt. 8:4; Luke 5:14
9:31 b Mark 7:36
9:31 7 Lit. made Him known
9:31 8 Lit. land
9:32 c Matt. 12:22, 24; Luke 11:14
9:34 d Matt. 12:24; Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15; John 7:20
9:35 e Matt. 4:23
9:35 9 NU omits among the people
9:36 f Mark 6:34
9:36 g Num. 27:17; 1 Kin. 22:17; Ezek. 34:5; Z
ech. 10:2; Mark 6:34
9:36 10 NU, M harassed
9:37 h Luke 10:2; John 4:35
9:38 i (Matt. 28:19, 20; Eph. 4:11, 12); 2 Thess. 3:1
Matthew 10
10:1 a Mark 3:13; Luke 6:13
10:2 b John 1:42
10:3 1 NU omits Lebbaeus, whose surname was
10:4 c Luke 6:15; Acts 1:13
10:4 d Matt. 26:14; Luke 22:3; John 13:2, 26
10:4 2 NU Cananaean
10:5 e Matt. 4:15
10:5 f 2 Kin. 17:24; Luke 9:52; 10:33; 17:16; John 4:9
10:6 g Matt. 15:24; Acts 13:46
10:6 h Is. 53:6; Jer. 50:6
10:7 i Luke 9:2
10:7 j Matt. 3:2; Luke 10:9
10:7 3 has drawn near
10:8 k (Acts 8:18)
10:8 4 NU raise the dead, cleanse the lepers
10:8 5 M omits raise the dead
10:9 l 1 Sam. 9:7; Mark 6:8
10:9 m Mark 6:8
10:10 n Luke 10:7; (1 Cor. 9:4–14); 1 Tim. 5:18
10:11 o Luke 10:8
10:13 p Luke 10:5
10:13 q Ps. 35:13
10:14 r Mark 6:11; Luke 9:5
10:14 s Neh. 5:13; Luke 10:10, 11; Acts 13:51
10:15 t Matt. 11:22, 24
10:16 u Luke 10:3
10:16 v 2 Cor. 12:16; Eph. 5:15; Col. 4:5
10:16 w (Phil. 2:14–16)
10:16 6 innocent
10:17 x Matt. 23:34; Mark 13:9; Luke 12:11
10:17 y Acts 5:40; 22:19; 26:11
10:18 z Acts 12:1; 2 Tim. 4:16
10:19 a Mark 13:11; Luke 12:11, 12; 21:14, 15
10:19 b Ex. 4:12; Jer. 1:7
10:20 c 2 Sam. 23:2; (2 Tim. 4:17)
10:21 d Mic. 7:6; Luke 21:16
10:22 e Matt. 24:9; Luke 21:17; John 15:18
10:22 f (Dan. 12:12); Matt. 24:13; Mark 13:13
10:23 g Matt. 2:13; Acts 8:1
10:23 h (Matt. 24:14; Mark 13:10)
10:23 i Matt. 16:28
10:24 j Luke 6:40; John 15:20
10:25 k Mark 3:22; Luke 11:15, 18, 19; John 8:48, 52
10:25 7 NU, M Beelzebul; a Philistine deity, 2 Kin. 1:2, 3
10:26 l Mark 4:22; Luke 8:17; 12:2, 3; (1 Cor. 4:5)
10:27 m Luke 12:3; Acts 5:20
10:28 n Luke 12:4; (1 Pet. 3:14)
10:28 o Is. 8:13; Matt. 5:22; Luke 12:5
10:28 8 Gr. Gehenna
10:29 p Luke 12:6, 7
10:29 9 Gr. assarion, a coin worth about 1⁄16 of a denarius
10:30 q 1 Sam. 14:45; 2 Sam. 14:11; 1 Kin. 1:52; Luke 21:18; Acts 27:34
10:32 r Ps. 119:46; Luke 12:8; (Rom. 10:9)
10:32 s (Rev. 3:5)
10:33 t (Mark 8:38; Luke 9:26); 2 Tim. 2:12
10:34 u (Luke 12:49)
10:35 v Mic. 7:6; Matt. 10:21; Luke 12:53
10:35 10 alienate a man from
10:36 w Ps. 41:9; 55:13; John 13:18
10:37 x Deut. 33:9; Luke 14:26
10:38 y (Matt. 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; 14:27)
10:39 z Matt. 16:25; Mark 8:35; Luke 9:24; 17:33; John 12:25
10:40 a Mark 9:37; Luke 9:48; John 12:44; Gal. 4:14
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