Matthew 15:37-39

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Matthew 15:37 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
2. Matthew 15:38 tc ‡ Although most witnesses (B C L N W Γ Δ ƒ¹³ 33 1424 M f sy^s,p,h mae) read “women and children” instead of “children and women,” this is likely a harmonization to Matt 14:21. A decision is difficult here, but since “children and women” is found in early and geographically widespread witnesses (e.g., א D [Θ ƒ¹] 579 lat sy^c sa bo), and has more compelling internal arguments on its side, it is likely the reading of the initial text. NA²⁸, however, agrees with the majority of witnesses.
3. Matthew 15:38 tn Grk “And those eating were 4,000 men, apart from children and women.”
4. Matthew 15:39 sn See the note at Matt 4:21 for a description of the first-century fishing boat discovered in 1986 near Tiberias on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee.
5. Matthew 15:39 sn Magadan was a place along the Sea of Galilee, the exact location of which is uncertain.