Matthew 23:34

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Matthew 23:34 tn Grk “behold I am sending.” 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).
2. Matthew 23:34 tn Or “scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
3. Matthew 23:34 sn See the note on crucified in 20:19.
4. Matthew 23:34 tn BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1.a states, “of flogging as a punishment decreed by the synagogue (Dt 25:2f; s. the Mishna Tractate Sanhedrin-Makkoth, edited w. notes by SKrauss ’33) w. acc. of pers. Mt 10:17; 23:34.”
5. Matthew 23:34 sn See the note on synagogues in 4:23.