2 Corinthians 8:2-3
Context8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth 1 of their generosity. 8:3 For I testify, they gave according to their means and beyond their means. They did so voluntarily, 2
2 Corinthians 8:1
Context8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, 3 the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia,
2 Corinthians 1:12-14
Context1:12 For our reason for confidence 4 is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives 5 and sincerity which are from God 6 – not by human wisdom 7 but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more 8 toward you. 1:13 For we do not write you anything other than what 9 you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely 10 1:14 just as also you have partly understood us, that we are your source of pride just as you also are ours 11 in the day of the Lord Jesus. 12
2 Corinthians 1:2
Context1:2 Grace and peace to you 13 from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
2 Corinthians 1:10
Context1:10 He 14 delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him 15 that 16 he will deliver us yet again,
Proverbs 3:9-10
Context3:9 Honor 17 the Lord from your wealth
and from the first fruits of all your crops; 18
3:10 then your barns will be filled completely, 19
and your vats 20 will overflow 21 with new wine.
Malachi 3:10-11
Context3:10 “Bring the entire tithe into the storehouse 22 so that there may be food in my temple. Test me in this matter,” says the Lord who rules over all, “to see if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you a blessing until there is no room for it all. 3:11 Then I will stop the plague 23 from ruining your crops, 24 and the vine will not lose its fruit before harvest,” says the Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 3:1
Context3:1 “I am about to send my messenger, 25 who will clear the way before me. Indeed, the Lord 26 you are seeking will suddenly come to his temple, and the messenger 27 of the covenant, whom you long for, is certainly coming,” says the Lord who rules over all.
Malachi 1:1
Context1:1 What follows is divine revelation. 28 The word of the Lord came to Israel through Malachi: 29
Malachi 1:1
Context1:1 What follows is divine revelation. 30 The word of the Lord came to Israel through Malachi: 31
[8:3] 2 tn Or “spontaneously.”
[8:1] 3 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.
[1:12] 4 tn Or “for boasting.”
[1:12] 5 tc Two viable variants exist at this place in the text: ἁγιότητι (Jagiothti, “holiness”) vs. ἁπλότητι (Japlothti, “pure motives”). A confusion of letters could well have produced the variant (TCGNT 507): In uncial script the words would have been written agiothti and aplothti. This, however, does not explain which reading created the other. Overall ἁπλότητι, though largely a Western-Byzantine reading (א2 D F G Ï lat sy), is better suited to the context; it is also a Pauline word while ἁγιότης (Jagioth") is not. It also best explains the rise of the other variants, πραότητι (praothti, “gentleness”) and {σπλάγχνοις} (splancnoi", “compassion”). On the other hand, the external evidence in favor of ἁγιότητι is extremely strong (Ì46 א* A B C K P Ψ 0121 0243 33 81 1739 1881 al co). This diversity of
[1:12] 6 tn Grk “pure motives and sincerity of God.”
[1:12] 7 tn Or “not by worldly wisdom.”
[1:12] 8 tn Or “and especially.”
[1:13] 9 tn Grk “than the things.”
[1:13] 10 tn Grk “to the end,” a Greek idiom for “fully,” “totally,” “completely.”
[1:14] 11 tn Grk “that we are your boast even as you are our boast.”
[1:14] 12 tc ‡ On the wording “the Lord Jesus” (τοῦ κυρίου ᾿Ιησοῦ, tou kuriou Ihsou) there is some variation in the extant witnesses: ἡμῶν (Jhmwn, “our”) is found after κυρίου in several significant witnesses (א B F G P 0121 0243 6 33 81 1739 1881 2464 al lat co); the pronoun is lacking from Ì46vid A C D Ψ Ï. Although in Paul “our Lord Jesus Christ” is a common expression, “our Lord Jesus” is relatively infrequent (cf., e.g., Rom 16:20; 2 Cor 1:14; 1 Thess 2:19; 3:11, 13; 2 Thess 1:8, 12). “The Lord Jesus” occurs about as often as “our Lord Jesus” (cf. 1 Cor 11:23; 16:23; 2 Cor 4:14; 11:31; Eph 1:15; 1 Thess 4:2; 2 Thess 1:7; Phlm 5). Thus, on balance, since scribes would tend to expand on the text, it is probably best to consider the shorter reading as authentic. NA27 places the pronoun in brackets, indicating doubt as to its authenticity.
[1:2] 13 tn Grk “Grace to you and peace.”
[1:10] 14 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative clause “who delivered us…” was made a separate sentence in the translation.
[1:10] 15 tn Grk “deliver us, on whom we have set our hope.”
[1:10] 16 tc Several important witnesses, especially Alexandrian (Ì46 B D* 0121 0243 1739 1881 pc Did), lack ὅτι ({oti, “that”) here, while others, most notably Western (D1 F G 104 630 1505 pc ar b syh Or Ambst), lack ἔτι (eti, “yet”). Most
[3:9] 17 tn The imperative כַּבֵּד (kabbed, “honor”) functions as a command, instruction, counsel or exhortation. To honor God means to give him the rightful place of authority by rendering to him gifts of tribute. One way to acknowledge God in one’s ways (v. 6) is to honor him with one’s wealth (v. 9).
[3:9] 18 tn Heb “produce.” The noun תְּבוּאָה (tÿvu’ah) has a two-fold range of meaning: (1) “product; yield” of the earth (= crops; harvest) and (2) “income; revenue” in general (BDB 100 s.v.). The imagery in vv. 9-10 is agricultural; however, all Israelites – not just farmers – were expected to give the best portion (= first fruits) of their income to
[3:10] 19 tn Heb “with plenty” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV); NIV “to overflowing.” The noun שָׂבָע (sava’, “plenty; satiety”) functions as an adverbial accusative of manner or contents: “completely.”
[3:10] 20 sn This pictures the process of pressing grapes in which the upper receptacle is filled with grapes and the lower one catches the juice. The harvest of grapes will be so plentiful that the lower vat will overflow with grape juice. The pictures in v. 10 are metonymies of effect for cause (= the great harvest that God will provide when they honor him).
[3:10] 21 tn Heb “burst open.” The verb פָּרַץ (parats, “to burst open”) functions as hyperbole here to emphasize the fullness of the wine vats (BDB 829 s.v. 9).
[3:10] 22 tn The Hebrew phrase בֵּית הָאוֹצָר (bet ha’otsar, here translated “storehouse”) refers to a kind of temple warehouse described more fully in Nehemiah (where the term לִשְׁכָּה גְדוֹלָה [lishkah gÿdolah, “great chamber”] is used) as a place for storing grain, frankincense, temple vessels, wine, and oil (Neh 13:5). Cf. TEV “to the Temple.”
[3:11] 23 tn Heb “the eater” (אֹכֵל, ’okhel), a general term for any kind of threat to crops and livelihood. This is understood as a reference to a locust plague by a number of English versions: NAB, NRSV “the locust”; NIV “pests”; NCV, TEV “insects.”
[3:11] 24 tn Heb “and I will rebuke for you the eater and it will not ruin for you the fruit of the ground.”
[3:1] 25 tn In Hebrew the phrase “my messenger” is מַלְאָכִי (mal’akhi), the same form as the prophet’s name (see note on the name “Malachi” in 1:1). However, here the messenger appears to be an eschatological figure who is about to appear, as the following context suggests. According to 4:5, this messenger is “Elijah the prophet,” whom the NT identifies as John the Baptist (Matt 11:10; Mark 1:2) because he came in the “spirit and power” of Elijah (Matt 11:14; 17:11-12; Lk 1:17).
[3:1] 26 tn Here the Hebrew term הָאָדוֹן (ha’adon) is used, not יְהוָה (yÿhvah, typically rendered
[3:1] 27 sn This messenger of the covenant may be equated with my messenger (that is, Elijah) mentioned earlier in the verse, or with the Lord himself. In either case the messenger functions as an enforcer of the covenant. Note the following verses, which depict purifying judgment on a people that has violated the Lord’s covenant.
[1:1] 28 tn Heb “The burden.” The Hebrew term III מַשָּׂא (massa’), usually translated “oracle” or “utterance” (BDB 672 s.v. מַשָּׂא), is a technical term in prophetic literature introducing a message from the
[1:1] 29 tn Heb “The word of the
[1:1] 30 tn Heb “The burden.” The Hebrew term III מַשָּׂא (massa’), usually translated “oracle” or “utterance” (BDB 672 s.v. מַשָּׂא), is a technical term in prophetic literature introducing a message from the
[1:1] 31 tn Heb “The word of the