1 Samuel 12:23

12:23 As far as I am concerned, far be it from me to sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the way that is good and upright.

1 Samuel 12:2

12:2 Now look! This king walks before you. As for me, I am old and gray, though my sons are here with you. I have walked before you from the time of my youth till the present day.

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines Return the Ark

6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ¹  of the Philistines for seven months, ² 

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines Return the Ark

6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ³  of the Philistines for seven months, ⁴ 

Isaiah 30:21

30:21 You ⁵  will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,

“This is the correct ⁶  way, walk in it,”

whether you are heading to the right or the left.

Jeremiah 6:16

6:16 The Lord said to his people: ⁷ 

“You are standing at the crossroads. So consider your path. ⁸ 

Ask where the old, reliable paths ⁹  are.

Ask where the path is that leads to blessing ¹⁰  and follow it.

If you do, you will find rest for your souls.”

But they said, “We will not follow it!”

Jeremiah 42:3

42:3 Pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”

Matthew 22:16

22:16 They sent to him their disciples along with the Herodians, ¹¹  saying, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful, and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. ¹²  You do not court anyone’s favor because you show no partiality. ¹³ 

¹ tn Heb “field.”

² tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”

³ tn Heb “field.”

⁴ tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”

⁵ tn Heb “your ears” (so NAB, NASB, NIV, NRSV).

⁶ tn The word “correct’ is supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁷ tn The words, “to his people” are not in the text but are implicit in the interchange of pronouns in the Hebrew of vv. 16-17. They are supplied in the translation here for clarity.

⁸ tn Heb “Stand at the crossroads and look.”

⁹ tn Heb “the ancient path,” i.e., the path the Lord set out in ancient times (cf. Deut 32:7).

¹⁰ tn Heb “the way of/to the good.”

¹¹ sn The Herodians are mentioned in the NT only once in Matt (22:16 = Mark 12:13) and twice in Mark (3:6; 12:13; some mss also read “Herodians” instead of “Herod” in Mark 8:15). It is generally assumed that as a group the Herodians were Jewish supporters of the Herodian dynasty (or of Herod Antipas in particular). In every instance they are linked with the Pharisees. This probably reflects agreement regarding political objectives (nationalism as opposed to submission to the yoke of Roman oppression) rather than philosophy or religious beliefs.

¹² sn Teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Very few comments are as deceitful as this one; they did not really believe this at all. The question of the Pharisees and Herodians was specifically designed to trap Jesus.

¹³ tn Grk “And it is not a concern to you about anyone because you do not see the face of men.”