John 4:34

4:34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of the one who sent me ¹  and to complete ²  his work. ³ 

Ecclesiastes 9:10

9:10 Whatever you find to do with your hands, ⁴ 

do it with all your might,

because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, ⁵ 

the place where you will eventually go. ⁶ 

Jeremiah 25:3

25:3 “For the last twenty-three years, from the thirteenth year that Josiah son of Amon was ruling in Judah ⁷  until now, the Lord has been speaking to me. I told you over and over again ⁸  what he said. ⁹  But you would not listen.

Jeremiah 44:4

44:4 I sent my servants the prophets to you people over and over ¹⁰  again warning you not to do this disgusting thing I hate. ¹¹ 

Luke 21:37

21:37 So ¹²  every day Jesus ¹³  was teaching in the temple courts, ¹⁴  but at night he went and stayed ¹⁵  on the Mount of Olives. ¹⁶ 

¹ sn The one who sent me refers to the Father.

² tn Or “to accomplish.”

³ tn The substantival ἵνα (Jina) clause has been translated as an English infinitive clause.

⁴ tn Heb “Whatever your hand finds to do.”

⁵ tn Heb “Sheol.”

⁶ tn Or “where you are about to go.”

⁷ sn The year referred to would be 627 b.c. The same year is referred to in 1:2 in reference to his call to be a prophet.

⁸ tn For the idiom involved here see the notes at 7:13 and 11:7.

⁹ tn The words “what he said” are not in the text but are implicit. They are supplied in the translation for clarity.

¹⁰ tn See 7:13 for an explanation of this idiom and compare 7:25; 25:4; 26:5; 29:19; 35:15 for similar references to the persistent warnings of the prophets.

¹¹ tn Heb “sent…over again, saying, ‘Do not do this terrible thing that I hate.’” The indirect quote has been used to shorten the sentence and eliminate one level of embedded quotes.

¹² tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “so” since vv. 37-38 serve as something of a summary or transition from the discourse preceding to the passion narrative that follows.

¹³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Grk “in the temple.”

¹⁵ tn Grk “and spent the night,” but this is redundant because of the previous use of the word “night.”

¹⁶ tn Grk “at the mountain called ‘of Olives.’”