1 Samuel 11:13-15

11:13 But Saul said, “No one will be killed on this day. For today the Lord has given Israel a victory!” 11:14 Samuel said to the people, “Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.” 11:15 So all the people went to Gilgal, where ¹  they established Saul as king in the Lord’s presence. They offered up peace offerings there in the Lord’s presence. Saul and all the Israelites were very happy.

1 Samuel 11:2

11:2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “The only way I will make a treaty with you is if you let me gouge out the right eye of every one of you and in so doing humiliate all Israel!”

1 Samuel 24:2

24:2 So Saul took three thousand select men from all Israel and went to find ²  David and his men in the region of ³  the rocks of the mountain goats. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 24:6

24:6 He said to his men, “May the Lord keep me far away from doing such a thing to my lord, who is the Lord’s chosen one, ⁵  by extending my hand against him. After all, ⁶  he is the Lord’s chosen one.” ⁷ 

1 Samuel 24:14

24:14 Who has the king of Israel come out after? Who is it that you are pursuing? A dead dog? A single flea?

Psalms 78:34-37

78:34 When he struck them down, ⁸  they sought his favor; ⁹ 

they turned back and longed for God.

78:35 They remembered that God was their protector, ¹⁰ 

and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. ¹¹ 

78:36 But they deceived him with their words, ¹² 

and lied to him. ¹³ 

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ¹⁴ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Psalms 106:12-13

106:12 They believed his promises; ¹⁵ 

they sang praises to him.

106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; ¹⁶ 

they did not wait for his instructions. ¹⁷ 

Isaiah 58:2

58:2 They seek me day after day;

they want to know my requirements, ¹⁸ 

like a nation that does what is right

and does not reject the law of their God.

They ask me for just decrees;

they want to be near God.

Ezekiel 33:31-32

33:31 They come to you in crowds, ¹⁹  and they sit in front of you as ²⁰  my people. They hear your words, but do not obey ²¹  them. For they talk lustfully, ²²  and their heart is set on ²³  their own advantage. ²⁴  33:32 Realize ²⁵  that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. ²⁶  They hear your words, but they do not obey them. ²⁷ 

Mark 4:16-17

4:16 These are the ones sown on rocky ground: As soon as they hear the word, they receive it with joy. 4:17 But ²⁸  they have no root in themselves and do not endure. ²⁹  Then, when trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately they fall away.

Mark 6:20

6:20 because Herod stood in awe of ³⁰  John and protected him, since he knew that John ³¹  was a righteous and holy man. When Herod ³²  heard him, he was thoroughly baffled, ³³  and yet ³⁴  he liked to listen to John. ³⁵ 

John 5:35

5:35 He was a lamp that was burning and shining, ³⁶  and you wanted to rejoice greatly for a short time ³⁷  in his light.

Acts 8:13

8:13 Even Simon himself believed, and after he was baptized, he stayed close to ³⁸  Philip constantly, and when he saw the signs and great miracles that were occurring, he was amazed. ³⁹ 

Galatians 4:14-15

4:14 and though my physical condition put you to the test, you did not despise or reject me. ⁴⁰  Instead, you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God, ⁴¹  as though I were Christ Jesus himself! ⁴²  4:15 Where then is your sense of happiness ⁴³  now? For I testify about you that if it were possible, you would have pulled out your eyes and given them to me!

[11:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and there in Gilgal.”

[24:2]  ² tn Heb “to search [for].”

[24:2]  ³ tn Heb “upon the face of.”

[24:2]  ⁴ tn Or “the region of the Rocks of the Mountain Goats,” if this expression is understood as a place name (cf. NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV, CEV).

[24:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “anointed.”

[24:6]  ⁶ tn Or “for.”

[24:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “anointed.”

[78:34]  ⁸ tn Or “killed them,” that is, killed large numbers of them.

[78:34]  ⁹ tn Heb “they sought him.”

[78:35]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[78:35]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”

[78:36]  ¹² tn Heb “with their mouth.”

[78:36]  ¹³ tn Heb “and with their tongue they lied to him.”

[78:37]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[106:12]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “his words.”

[106:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “his works.”

[106:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “his counsel.”

[58:2]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “ways” (so KJV, NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV, TEV); NLT “my laws.”

[33:31]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “as people come.” Apparently this is an idiom indicating that they come in crowds. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:264.

[33:31]  ²⁰ tn The word “as” is supplied in the translation.

[33:31]  ²¹ tn Heb “do.”

[33:31]  ²² tn Heb “They do lust with their mouths.”

[33:31]  ²³ tn Heb “goes after.”

[33:31]  ²⁴ tn The present translation understands the term often used for “unjust gain” in a wider sense, following M. Greenberg, who also notes that the LXX uses a term which can describe either sexual or ritual pollution. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:687.

[33:32]  ²⁵ tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates becoming aware of something and has been translated here as a verb.

[33:32]  ²⁶ tn Heb “one who makes playing music well.”

[33:32]  ²⁷ sn Similar responses are found in Isa 29:13; Matt 21:28-32; James 1:22-25.

[4:17]  ²⁸ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.

[4:17]  ²⁹ tn Grk “are temporary.”

[6:20]  ³⁰ tn Grk “was fearing,” “was respecting”; the imperfect tense connotes an ongoing fear or respect for John.

[6:20]  ³¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:20]  ³² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Herod) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:20]  ³³ tc In place of ἠπόρει (hporei, “he was baffled”) the majority of mss (A C D ˹ 33 Ï lat sy) have ἐποίει (epoiei, “he did”; cf. KJV’s “he did many things.”) The best mss (א B L [W] Θ 2427 co) support the reading followed in the translation. The variation may be no more than a simple case of confusion of letters, since the two readings look very much alike. The verb ποιέω (poiew, “I do”) certainly occurs more frequently than ἀπορέω (aporew, “I am at a loss”), so a scribe would be more likely to write a more familiar word. Further, even though the reading ἐποίει is the harder reading in terms of the sense, it is virtually nonsensical here, rendering it most likely an unintentional corruption.

[6:20]  ³⁴ tn Grk “and.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “and yet” to indicate the concessive nature of the final clause.

[6:20]  ³⁵ tn Grk “him”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[5:35]  ³⁶ sn He was a lamp that was burning and shining. Sir 48:1 states that the word of Elijah was “a flame like a torch.” Because of the connection of John the Baptist with Elijah (see John 1:21 and the note on John’s reply, “I am not”), it was natural for Jesus to apply this description to John.

[5:35]  ³⁷ tn Grk “for an hour.”

[8:13]  ³⁸ tn Or “he kept close company with.”

[8:13]  ³⁹ sn He was amazed. Now Simon, the one who amazed others, is himself amazed, showing the superiority of Philip’s connection to God. Christ is better than anything the culture has to offer.

[4:14]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “your trial in my flesh you did not despise or reject.”

[4:14]  ⁴¹ tn Or “the angel of God.” Linguistically, “angel of God” is the same in both testaments (and thus, he is either “an angel of God” or “the angel of God” in both testaments). For arguments and implications, see ExSyn 252; M. J. Davidson, “Angels,” DJG, 9; W. G. MacDonald argues for “an angel” in both testaments: “Christology and ‘The Angel of the Lord’,” Current Issues in Biblical and Patristic Interpretation, 324-35.

[4:14]  ⁴² tn Grk “as an angel of God…as Christ Jesus.” This could be understood to mean either “you welcomed me like an angel of God would,” or “you welcomed me as though I were an angel of God.” In context only the second is accurate, so the translation has been phrased to indicate this.

[4:15]  ⁴³ tn Or “blessedness.”