Matthew — Footnotes
🔗Chapter 1
1:1 — UPDV Matthew is a reconstructed text with renumbered chapters and verses. See The Book of Matthew.
1:2 — begot when referring to a man generally means to become the father of.
1:6 — from the wife of Uriah follows the Old Syriac and Peshitta. CT reads, "from her who was Uriah's".
1:16 — See Joseph Begot Jesus: The Active Reading at Matthew 1:16.
1:22 — Ten minas. A mina was worth about 100 days' wages.
🔗Chapter 2
2:2 — was known as being, compare the similar phrasing at Luke 3:23 and see footnote there.
🔗Chapter 3
3:1 — The temptation narrative formerly at this location is not included. The reconstructed baseline gospel text (*Ev) lacks the temptation in any form; John's opening day-chain also leaves no forty-day interval. See Variant Exceptions.
🔗Chapter 5
5:21 — lack of self-control, could also be translated as 'self-indulgence'.
5:43 — An assarion. A Roman coin worth about 1/16 of a day's wages.
🔗Chapter 7
7:2 — captain, or centurion. This rank commanded about 100 men.
7:22 — Instead of children, CT recommends placing 'works' here, but it is not certain (Level C). See Variant Exceptions for details.
7:10 — The text of verses 6 - 10 appears to be genuine; however, the location of them here is uncertain. UPDV has placed them here to match them to an apparently suitable context. See The Book of Matthew.
7:17 — left to you+, follows Old Syriac. CT reads: 'left to you+ desolate'. (Standard Matt 23:38.)
🔗Chapter 8
8:20 — the multitudes, literally, 'them'.
🔗Chapter 10
10:23 — Literally, 'many stadia'. Probably a distance of at least a mile. A stadion was about 600 feet.
🔗Chapter 11
11:19 — The text of verses 18 and 19 appears to be genuine; however, the location of the text here is uncertain. UPDV has placed them here to match them to an apparently similar context. See The Book of Matthew.
🔗Chapter 14
14:1 — Jesus, literally, 'he'.
14:9 — The text of verse 9 appears to be genuine; however, the location of the text here is uncertain. UPDV has placed it here to match it to an apparently similar context. Compare Luke 10:16. Also see The Book of Matthew.
14:30 — for tomorrow: see Chapter 14 Reconstruction Notes.
🔗Chapter 24
24:15 — detestable thing, traditionally 'abomination'
🔗Chapter 26
26:17 — Return, literally, 'turn away'.
26:21 — The formal Sanhedrin night trial (26:22-31) has been removed as a Markan composition elaborated on the Roman trial. The remaining text reflects the simpler pattern found in John, where only an informal questioning occurs (18:13-24). See Gospel Source-Criticism.
🔗Chapter 27
27:1 — The "whole Sanhedrin" consultation language has been removed. See Gospel Source-Criticism.
27:15 — battalion, or a cohort. It consisted of about 600 men. It was also a tenth of a legion.
27:32 — The following verse (the three-hour darkness) has been removed. See Gospel Source-Criticism. Literally: "Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour."
27:38 — The following verse (the tearing of the temple veil) has been removed. See Gospel Source-Criticism. Literally: "And look, the veil of the temple was rent from top to bottom in two."