Joshua 22:5

22:5 But carefully obey the commands and instructions Moses the Lord’s servant gave you. Love ¹  the Lord your God, follow all his instructions, ²  obey ³  his commands, be loyal to him, ⁴  and serve him with all your heart and being!” ⁵ 

Joshua 22:1

Joshua Sends Home the Eastern Tribes

22:1 Then Joshua summoned the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh

Joshua 1:10

Joshua Prepares for the Invasion

1:10 Joshua instructed ⁶  the leaders of the people:

Luke 12:15

12:15 Then ⁷  he said to them, “Watch out and guard yourself from ⁸  all types of greed, ⁹  because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 21:8

21:8 He ¹⁰  said, “Watch out ¹¹  that you are not misled. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ ¹²  and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them!

Acts 5:35

5:35 Then he said to the council, ¹³  “Men of Israel, ¹⁴  pay close attention to ¹⁵  what you are about to do to these men.

Acts 22:26

22:26 When the centurion ¹⁶  heard this, ¹⁷  he went to the commanding officer ¹⁸  and reported it, ¹⁹  saying, “What are you about to do? ²⁰  For this man is a Roman citizen.” ²¹ 

¹ tn Heb “But be very careful to do the commandment and the law which Moses, the Lord’s servant, commanded you, to love.”

² tn Heb “walk in all his paths.”

³ tn Or “keep.”

⁴ tn Heb “hug him.”

⁵ tn Or “soul.”

⁶ tn Or “commanded.”

⁷ tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁸ tn See L&N 13.154 for this use of the middle voice of φυλάσσω (fulassw) in this verse.

⁹ tn Or “avarice,” “covetousness.” Note the warning covers more than money and gets at the root attitude – the strong desire to acquire more and more possessions and experiences.

¹⁰ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹¹ tn Or “Be on guard.”

¹² tn That is, “I am the Messiah.”

¹³ tn Grk “said to them”; the referent (the council) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Or “Israelite men,” although this is less natural English. The Greek term here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which only exceptionally is used in a generic sense of both males and females. In this context, it is highly unlikely that this is a generic usage, since Gamaliel was addressing the Sanhedrin, the Jewish high council, which would have been exclusively male.

¹⁵ tn Or “men, be careful.”

¹⁶ sn See the note on the word centurion in 10:1.

¹⁷ tn The word “this” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

¹⁸ tn Grk “the chiliarch” (an officer in command of a thousand soldiers). See note on the term “commanding officer” in v. 24.

¹⁹ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

²⁰ tn Or perhaps, “What do you intend to do?” Although BDAG 627 s.v. μέλλω 1.c.α lists this phrase under the category “be about to, be on the point of,” it is possible it belongs under 1.c.γ, “denoting an intended action: intend, propose, have in mind…τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν; what do you intend to do?”

²¹ tn The word “citizen” is supplied here for emphasis and clarity.