Hosea 6:2

6:2 He will restore ¹  us in a very short time; ² 

he will heal us in a little while, ³ 

so that we may live in his presence.

Psalms 85:6

85:6 Will you not revive us once more?

Then your people will rejoice in you!

Psalms 138:7

138:7 Even when I must walk in the midst of danger, ⁴  you revive me.

You oppose my angry enemies, ⁵ 

and your right hand delivers me.

Isaiah 61:11

61:11 For just as the ground produces its crops

and a garden yields its produce,

so the sovereign Lord will cause deliverance ⁶  to grow,

and give his people reason to praise him in the sight of all the nations. ⁷ 

John 11:25

11:25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live ⁸  even if he dies,

John 12:24

12:24 I tell you the solemn truth, ⁹  unless a kernel of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains by itself alone. ¹⁰  But if it dies, it produces ¹¹  much grain. ¹² 

John 12:1

Jesus’ Anointing

12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he ¹³  had raised from the dead.

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁴  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

¹ tn The Piel of חָיָה (khayah) may mean: (1) to keep/preserve persons alive from the threat of premature death (1 Kgs 20:31; Ezek 13:18; 18:27); (2) to restore the dead to physical life (Deut 32:39; 1 Sam 2:6; cf. NCV “will put new life in us”); or (3) to restore the dying back to life from the threat of death (Ps 71:20; BDB 311 s.v. חָיָה).

² tn Heb “after two days” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV). The expression “after two days” is an idiom meaning “after a short time” (see, e.g., Judg 11:4; BDB 399 s.v. יוֹם 5.a).

³ tn Heb “on the third day” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV), which parallels “after two days” and means “in a little while.” The “2-3” sequence is an example of graded numerical parallelism (Prov 30:15-16, 18-19, 21-23, 24-28, 29-31). This expresses the unrepentant overconfidence of Israel that the Lord’s discipline of Israel would be relatively short and that he would restore them quickly.

⁴ tn Or “distress.”

⁵ tn Heb “against the anger of my enemies you extend your hand.”

⁶ tn Or perhaps, “righteousness,” but the context seems to emphasize deliverance and restoration (see v. 10 and 62:1).

⁷ tn Heb “and praise before all the nations.”

⁸ tn That is, will come to life.

⁹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

¹⁰ tn Or “it remains only a single kernel.”

¹¹ tn Or “bears.”

¹² tn Grk “much fruit.”

¹³ tn Grk “whom Jesus,” but a repetition of the proper name (Jesus) here would be redundant in the English clause structure, so the pronoun (“he”) is substituted in the translation.

¹⁴ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.