The exegetical and translational problems of this verse are similar to those of verse 16; see comments there. See also 5.23 for a discussion of altar. As for the gift, some translators find it necessary to indicate who is offering the gift and, in some cases, to whom it is being offered: “the offering someone has given to God.”

Quoted with permission from Newman, Barclay M. and Stine, Philip C. A Handbook on the Gospel of Matthew. (UBS Handbook Series). New York: UBS, 1988. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .