Acts 15:3

15:3 So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia ¹  and Samaria, they were relating at length ²  the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy ³  to all the brothers.

Acts 21:20

21:20 When they heard this, they praised ⁴  God. Then they said to him, “You see, brother, how many thousands of Jews ⁵  there are who have believed, and they are all ardent observers ⁶  of the law. ⁷ 

Isaiah 60:21

60:21 All of your people will be godly; ⁸ 

they will possess the land permanently.

I will plant them like a shoot;

they will be the product of my labor,

through whom I reveal my splendor. ⁹ 

Isaiah 61:3

61:3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion,

by giving them a turban, instead of ashes,

oil symbolizing joy, ¹⁰  instead of mourning,

a garment symbolizing praise, ¹¹  instead of discouragement. ¹² 

They will be called oaks of righteousness, ¹³ 

trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor. ¹⁴ 

Isaiah 61:2

61:2 to announce the year when the Lord will show his favor,

the day when our God will seek vengeance, ¹⁵ 

to console all who mourn,

Colossians 3:18

Exhortation to Households

3:18 Wives, submit to your ¹⁶  husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

Galatians 1:24

1:24 So ¹⁷  they glorified God because of me. ¹⁸ 

¹ sn Phoenicia was an area along the Mediterranean coast north of Palestine in ancient Syria.

² tn L&N 33.201 indicates that ἐκδιηγέομαι (ekdihgeomai) means to provide detailed information in a systematic manner, “to inform, to relate, to tell fully.” “Relating at length” conveys this effectively in the present context.

³ tn For ἐποίουν (epoioun) in this verse BDAG 839 s.v. ποιέω 2.c has “they brought joy to the members.”

⁴ tn Or “glorified.”

⁵ tn Grk “how many thousands there are among the Jews.”

⁶ tn Or “are all zealous for the law.” BDAG 427 s.v. ζηλωτής 1.a.β has “of thing…τοῦ νόμου an ardent observer of the law Ac 21:20.”

⁷ sn That is, the law of Moses. These Jewish Christians had remained close to their Jewish practices after becoming believers (1 Cor 7:18-19; Acts 16:3).

⁷ tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”

⁸ tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “oil of joy” (KJV, ASV); NASB, NIV, NRSV “the oil of gladness.”

¹¹ tn Heb “garment of praise.”

¹² tn Heb “a faint spirit” (so NRSV); KJV, ASV “the spirit of heaviness”; NASB “a spirit of fainting.”

¹³ tn Rather than referring to the character of the people, צֶדֶק (tsedeq) may carry the nuance “vindication” here, suggesting that God’s restored people are a testimony to his justice. See v. 2, which alludes to the fact that God will take vengeance against the enemies of his people. Cf. NAB “oaks of justice.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “a planting of the Lord to reveal splendor.”

¹³ tn Heb “to announce the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance.

¹⁶ tn The article τοῖς (tois) with ἀνδράσιν (andrasin, “husbands”) has been translated as a possessive pronoun (“your”); see ExSyn 215.

¹⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the result of the report about Paul’s conversion.

²⁰ tn The prepositional phrase ἐν εμοί (en emoi) has been translated with a causal force.