2 Corinthians 8:1-2

Completing the Collection for the Saints

8:1 Now we make known to you, brothers and sisters, ¹  the grace of God given to the churches of Macedonia, 8:2 that during a severe ordeal of suffering, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in the wealth ²  of their generosity.

Acts 14:3

14:3 So they stayed there ³  for a considerable time, speaking out courageously for the Lord, who testified ⁴  to the message ⁵  of his grace, granting miraculous signs ⁶  and wonders to be performed through their hands.

Galatians 2:21

2:21 I do not set aside ⁷  God’s grace, because if righteousness ⁸  could come through the law, then Christ died for nothing! ⁹ 

Titus 2:11

2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people. ¹⁰ 

Titus 2:1

Conduct Consistent with Sound Teaching

2:1 But as for you, communicate the behavior that goes with ¹¹  sound teaching.

Titus 1:10

1:10 For there are many ¹²  rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, ¹³ 

¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:8.

² tn Or “riches.”

³ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

⁴ sn The Lord testified to the message by granting the signs described in the following clause.

⁵ tn Grk “word.”

⁶ tn Here the context indicates the miraculous nature of the signs mentioned.

⁷ tn Or “I do not declare invalid,” “I do not nullify.”

⁸ tn Or “justification.”

⁹ tn Or “without cause,” “for no purpose.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “all men”; but ἀνθρώποις (anqrwpois) is generic here, referring to both men and women.

¹¹ tn Grk “say what is fitting for sound teaching” (introducing the behavior called for in this chapter.).

¹² tc ‡ The earliest and best mss lack καί (kai) after πολλοί (polloi; so א A C P 088 81 104 365 614 629 630 al sy co), though the conjunction is found in several significant witnesses, chiefly of the Western and Byzantine texts (D F G I Ψ 33 1739 1881 Ï lat). Although it is possible that some scribes omitted the word, thinking it was superfluous, it is also possible that others added the conjunction for clarification. Judging by the pedigree of the witnesses and the inconclusiveness of the internal evidence, the shorter reading is considered to be most likely original. NA²⁷ puts the conjunction in brackets, indicating some doubts as to its authenticity.

¹³ tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” Some translations take this to refer to Jewish converts to Christianity (cf. NAB “Jewish Christians”; TEV “converts from Judaism”; CEV “Jewish followers”) while others are less clear (cf. NLT “those who insist on circumcision for salvation”).