Isaiah 43:26

43:26 Remind me of what happened! Let’s debate!

You, prove to me that you are right!¹

Genesis 32:12

32:12 But you² said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper³ and will make⁴ your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’”⁵

Numbers 14:17-19

14:17 So now, let the power of my Lord⁶ be great, just as you have said, 14:18 ‘The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in loyal love,⁷ forgiving iniquity and transgression,⁸ but by no means clearing⁹ the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children until the third and fourth generations.’¹⁰ 14:19 Please forgive¹¹ the iniquity of this people according to your great loyal love,¹² just as you have forgiven this people from Egypt even until now.”

Psalms 74:2

74:2 Remember your people¹³ whom you acquired in ancient times,

whom you rescued¹⁴ so they could be your very own nation,¹⁵

as well as Mount Zion, where you dwell!

Psalms 74:18

74:18 Remember how¹⁶ the enemy hurls insults, O Lord,¹⁷

and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!

Acts 10:4

10:4 Staring at him and becoming greatly afraid, Cornelius¹⁸ replied,¹⁹ “What is it, Lord?” The angel²⁰ said to him, “Your prayers and your acts of charity²¹ have gone up as a memorial²² before God.

Acts 10:31

10:31 and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity²³ have been remembered before God.²⁴

¹tn Heb “you, tell in order that you may be right”; NAB “prove your innocence.”

²tn Heb “But you, you said.” One of the occurrences of the pronoun “you” has been left untranslated for stylistic reasons.

³tn Or “will certainly deal well with you.” The infinitive absolute appears before the imperfect, underscoring God’s promise to bless. The statement is more emphatic than in v. 9.

⁴tn The form is the perfect tense with a vav (ו) consecutive, carrying the nuance of the preceding verb forward.

⁵tn Heb “which cannot be counted because of abundance.” The imperfect verbal form indicates potential here.

⁶tc The form in the text is אֲדֹנָי (’adonay), the word that is usually used in place of the tetragrammaton. It is the plural form with the pronominal suffix, and so must refer to God.

⁷tn The expression is רַב־חֶסֶד (rav khesed) means “much of loyal love,” or “faithful love.” Some have it “totally faithful,” but that omits the aspect of his love.

⁸tn Or “rebellion.”

⁹tn The infinitive absolute emphasizes the verbal activity of the imperfect tense, which here serves as a habitual imperfect. Negated it states what God does not do; and the infinitive makes that certain.

¹⁰sn The Decalogue adds “to those who hate me.” The point of the line is that the effects of sin, if not the sinful traits themselves, are passed on to the next generation.

¹¹tn The verb סְלַח־נָא (selakh-na’), the imperative form, means “forgive” (see Ps 130:4), “pardon,” “excuse.” The imperative is of course a prayer, a desire, and not a command.

¹²tn The construct unit is “the greatness of your loyal love.” This is the genitive of specification, the first word being the modifier.

¹³tn Heb “your assembly,” which pictures God’s people as an assembled community.

¹⁴tn Heb “redeemed.” The verb “redeem” casts God in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

¹⁵tn Heb “the tribe of your inheritance” (see Jer 10:16; 51:19).

¹⁶tn Heb “remember this.”

¹⁷tn Or “[how] the enemy insults the Lord.”

¹⁸tn Grk “he”; the referent (Cornelius) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁹tn Grk “said,” but in response to the angel’s address, “replied” is better English style.

²⁰tn Grk “he”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²¹tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

²²sn The language used in the expression gone up as a memorial before God parallels what one would say of acceptable sacrifices (Ps 141:2; Sir 35:6; 50:16).

²³tn Or “your gifts to the needy.”

²⁴sn This statement is a paraphrase rather than an exact quotation of Acts 10:4.