John 10:7

10:7 So Jesus said to them again, “I tell you the solemn truth, ¹  I am the door for the sheep. ² 

John 10:9

10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, ³  and find pasture. ⁴ 

Acts 4:12

4:12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among people ⁵  by which we must ⁶  be saved.”

Romans 15:16

15:16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. I serve ⁷  the gospel of God ⁸  like a priest, so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering, ⁹  sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:1

Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak

15:1 But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves. ¹⁰ 

Romans 2:4

2:4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know ¹¹  that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Romans 3:18

3:18 “There is no fear of God before their eyes.” ¹² 

Romans 3:1

3:1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Romans 2:23

2:23 You who boast in the law dishonor God by transgressing the law!

Romans 2:2

2:2 Now we know that God’s judgment is in accordance with truth ¹³  against those who practice such things.

Romans 1:9

1:9 For God, whom I serve in my spirit by preaching the gospel ¹⁴  of his Son, is my witness that ¹⁵  I continually remember you

Revelation 5:8-9

5:8 and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground ¹⁶  before the Lamb. Each ¹⁷  of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints). ¹⁸  5:9 They were singing a new song: ¹⁹ 

“You are worthy to take the scroll

and to open its seals

because you were killed, ²⁰ 

and at the cost of your own blood ²¹  you have purchased ²²  for God

persons ²³  from every tribe, language, ²⁴  people, and nation.

Revelation 7:9-17

7:9 After these things I looked, and here was ²⁵  an enormous crowd that no one could count, made up of persons from every nation, tribe, ²⁶  people, and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb dressed in long white robes, and with palm branches in their hands. 7:10 They were shouting out in a loud voice,

“Salvation belongs to our God, ²⁷ 

to the one seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!”

7:11 And all the angels stood ²⁸  there in a circle around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground ²⁹  before the throne and worshiped God, 7:12 saying,

“Amen! Praise and glory,

and wisdom and thanksgiving,

and honor and power and strength

be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

7:13 Then ³⁰  one of the elders asked ³¹  me, “These dressed in long white robes – who are they and where have they come from?” 7:14 So ³²  I said to him, “My lord, you know the answer.” ³³  Then ³⁴  he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation. They ³⁵  have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb! 7:15 For this reason they are before the throne of God, and they serve ³⁶  him day and night in his temple, and the one seated on the throne will shelter them. ³⁷  7:16 They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat, ³⁸  7:17 because the Lamb in the middle of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to springs of living water, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” ³⁹ 

Revelation 13:7-8

13:7 The beast ⁴⁰  was permitted to go to war against the saints and conquer them. ⁴¹  He was given ruling authority ⁴²  over every tribe, people, ⁴³  language, and nation, 13:8 and all those who live on the earth will worship the beast, ⁴⁴  everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world ⁴⁵  in the book of life belonging to the Lamb who was killed. ⁴⁶ 

Revelation 20:15

20:15 If ⁴⁷  anyone’s name ⁴⁸  was not found written in the book of life, that person ⁴⁹  was thrown into the lake of fire.

[10:7]  ¹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[10:7]  ² tn Or “I am the sheep’s door.”

[10:9]  ³ tn Since the Greek phrase εἰσέρχομαι καὶ ἐξέρχομαι (eisercomai kai exercomai, “come in and go out”) is in some places an idiom for living or conducting oneself in relationship to some community (“to live with, to live among” [cf. Acts 1:21; see also Num 27:17; 2 Chr 1:10]), it may well be that Jesus’ words here look forward to the new covenant community of believers. Another significant NT text is Luke 9:4, where both these verbs occur in the context of the safety and security provided by a given household for the disciples. See also BDAG 294 s.v. εἰσέρχομαι 1.b.β.

[10:9]  ⁴ sn That is, pasture land in contrast to cultivated land.

[4:12]  ⁵ tn Here ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpoi") has been translated as a generic noun (“people”).

[4:12]  ⁶ sn Must be saved. The term used here (δεῖ, dei, “it is necessary”) reflects the necessity set up by God’s directive plan.

[15:16]  ⁷ tn Grk “serving.” This is a continuation of the previous sentence in the Greek text, but in keeping with contemporary English style, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[15:16]  ⁸ tn The genitive in the phrase τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ θεοῦ (to euangelion tou qeou, “the gospel of God”) could be translated as either a subjective genitive (“the gospel which God brings”) or an objective genitive (“the gospel about God”). Either is grammatically possible. This is possibly an instance of a plenary genitive (see ExSyn 119-21; M. Zerwick, Biblical Greek, §§36-39). If so, an interplay between the two concepts is intended: The gospel which God brings is in fact the gospel about himself.

[15:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “so that the offering of the Gentiles may become acceptable.” This could be understood to refer to an offering belonging to the Gentiles (a possessive genitive) or made by the Gentiles (subjective genitive), but more likely the phrase should be understood as an appositive genitive, with the Gentiles themselves consisting of the offering (so J. D. G. Dunn, Romans [WBC 38], 2:860). The latter view is reflected in the translation “so that the Gentiles may become an acceptable offering.”

[15:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and not please ourselves.” NT Greek negatives used in contrast like this are often not absolute, but relative: “not so much one as the other.”

[2:4]  ¹¹ tn Grk “being unaware.”

[3:18]  ¹² sn A quotation from Ps 36:1.

[2:2]  ¹³ tn Or “based on truth.”

[1:9]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel.”

[1:9]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “as.”

[5:8]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “fell down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

[5:8]  ¹⁷ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[5:8]  ¹⁸ sn This interpretive comment by the author forms a parenthesis in the narrative.

[5:9]  ¹⁹ tn The redundant participle λέγοντες (legontes) has not been translated here.

[5:9]  ²⁰ tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.”

[5:9]  ²¹ tn The preposition ἐν (en) is taken to indicate price here, like the Hebrew preposition ב (bet) does at times. BDAG 329 s.v. ἐν 5.b states, “The ἐν which takes the place of the gen. of price is also instrumental ἠγόρασας ἐν τῷ αἵματί σου Rv 5:9 (cp. 1 Ch 21:24 ἀγοράζω ἐν ἀργυρίῳ).”

[5:9]  ²² tc The Greek text as it stands above (i.e., the reading τῷ θεῷ [tw qew] alone) is found in codex A. א 2050 2344 Ï sy add the term “us” (ἡμᾶς, Jhmas), either before or after τῷ θεῷ, as an attempt to clarify the object of “purchased” (ἠγόρασας, hgorasa"). A few mss (1 vg^ms) delete the reference to God altogether and simply replace it with “us” (ἡμᾶς). This too is an attempt to remove ambiguity in the phrase and provide an object for “purchased.” The shorter reading, supported by the best witness for Revelation, best accounts for the other readings.

[5:9]  ²³ tn The word “persons” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[5:9]  ²⁴ tn Grk “and language,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[7:9]  ²⁵ tn The phrase “and here was” expresses the sense of καὶ ἰδού (kai idou).

[7:9]  ²⁶ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated before each of the following categories, since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[7:10]  ²⁷ tn The dative here has been translated as a dative of possession.

[7:11]  ²⁸ tn The verb is pluperfect, but the force is simple past. See ExSyn 586.

[7:11]  ²⁹ tn Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”

[7:13]  ³⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:13]  ³¹ tn Grk “spoke” or “declared to,” but in the context “asked” reads more naturally in English.

[7:14]  ³² tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the previous question.

[7:14]  ³³ tn Though the expression “the answer” is not in the Greek text, it is clearly implied. Direct objects in Greek were frequently omitted when clear from the context.

[7:14]  ³⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[7:14]  ³⁵ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[7:15]  ³⁶ tn Or “worship.” The word here is λατρεύω (latreuw).

[7:15]  ³⁷ tn Grk “will spread his tent over them,” normally an idiom for taking up residence with someone, but when combined with the preposition ἐπί (epi, “over”) the idea is one of extending protection or shelter (BDAG 929 s.v. σκηνόω).

[7:16]  ³⁸ tn An allusion to Isa 49:10. The phrase “burning heat” is one word in Greek (καῦμα, kauma) that refers to a burning, intensely-felt heat. See BDAG 536 s.v.

[7:17]  ³⁹ sn An allusion to Isa 25:8.

[13:7]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “and it was given to him to go to war.” Here the passive construction has been simplified, the referent (the beast) has been specified for clarity, and καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[13:7]  ⁴¹ tc Many mss omit the phrase “it was given to make war with the saints and to overcome them” (Ì⁴⁷ A C 2053 Ï^A sa). It is, however, found in Ì^115vid א 051 1006 (1611) 1841 (1854) 2329 2344 2351 (Ï^K) lat sy^ph,(h) bo. Although the ms evidence is somewhat in favor of the shorter reading, the support of ̹¹⁵ (a recently-discovered ms) for the longer reading balances things out. Normally, the shorter reading should be given preference. However, in an instance in which homoioteleuton could play a role, caution must be exercised. In this passage, accidental omission is quite likely. That this could have happened seems apparent from the two occurrences of the identical phrase “and it was given to him” (καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ, kai edoqh autw) in v. 7. The scribe’s eye skipped over the first καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ and went to the second, hence creating an accidental omission of eleven words.

[13:7]  ⁴² tn For the translation “ruling authority” for ἐξουσία (exousia) see L&N 37.35.

[13:7]  ⁴³ tn Grk “and people,” but καί (kai) has not been translated here or before the following term since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[13:8]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the beast) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:8]  ⁴⁵ tn The prepositional phrase “since the foundation of the world” is traditionally translated as a modifier of the immediately preceding phrase in the Greek text, “the Lamb who was killed” (so also G. B. Caird, Revelation [HNTC], 168), but it is more likely that the phrase “since the foundation of the world” modifies the verb “written” (as translated above). Confirmation of this can be found in Rev 17:8 where the phrase “written in the book of life since the foundation of the world” occurs with no ambiguity.

[13:8]  ⁴⁶ tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.”

[20:15]  ⁴⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[20:15]  ⁴⁸ tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[20:15]  ⁴⁹ tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”