Jeremiah 23:22

23:22 But if they had stood in my inner circle, ¹ 

they would have proclaimed my message to my people.

They would have caused my people to turn from their wicked ways

and stop doing the evil things they are doing.

Luke 1:16-17

1:16 He ²  will turn ³  many of the people ⁴  of Israel to the Lord their God. 1:17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord ⁵  in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, ⁶  to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”

John 4:36

4:36 The one who reaps receives pay ⁷  and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

Philippians 2:16-17

2:16 by holding on to ⁸  the word of life so that on the day of Christ I will have a reason to boast that I did not run in vain nor labor in vain. 2:17 But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice together with all of you.

James 5:19-20

5:19 My brothers and sisters, ⁹  if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back, 5:20 he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from his wandering path ¹⁰  will save that person’s ¹¹  soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

¹ tn Or “had been my confidant.” See the note on v. 18.

² tn Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

³ sn The word translated will turn is a good summary term for repentance and denotes John’s call to a change of direction (Luke 3:1-14).

⁴ tn Grk “sons”; but clearly this is a generic reference to people of both genders.

⁵ tn Grk “before him”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ sn These two lines cover all relationships: Turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children points to horizontal relationships, while (turn) the disobedient to the wisdom of the just shows what God gives from above in a vertical manner.

⁷ tn Or “a reward”; see L&N 38.14 and 57.173. This is something of a wordplay.

⁸ tn Or “holding out, holding forth.”

⁹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

¹⁰ tn Grk “from the error of his way” (using the same root as the verb “to wander, to err” in the first part of the verse).

¹¹ tn Grk “his soul”; the referent (the sinner mentioned at the beginning of the verse) has been specified in the translation for clarity.