25:41 “Then he will say 1 to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
7:27 Her house is the way to the grave, 2
going down 3 to the chambers 4 of death.
16:25 There is a way that seems right to a person, 5
but its end is the way that leads to death. 6
3:2 Beware of the dogs, 11 beware of the evil workers, beware of those who mutilate the flesh! 12
1:1 From Paul 13 and Timothy, slaves 14 of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, 15 with the overseers 16 and deacons.
1 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.
2 tn The noun “Sheol” in parallelism to “the chambers of death” probably means the grave. The noun is a genitive of location, indicating the goal of the road(s). Her house is not the grave; it is, however, the sure way to it.
3 tn The Qal active participle modifies “ways” to Sheol. The “road,” as it were, descends to the place of death.
4 tn “Chambers” is a hypocatastasis, comparing the place of death or the grave with a bedroom in the house. It plays on the subtlety of the temptation. Cf. NLT “Her bedroom is the den of death.”
5 tn Heb “There is a way that is right before a man [to the face of a man].”
6 tn Heb “the ways of death” (so KJV, ASV). This construct phrase features a genitive of destiny: “ways that lead to [or, end in] death.”This proverb is identical to 14:12.
7 tn Grk “vessels.” This is the same Greek word used in v. 21.
8 tn Or “vessels destined for wrath.” The genitive ὀργῆς (orghs) could be taken as a genitive of destination.
9 tn Or possibly “objects of wrath that have fit themselves for destruction.” The form of the participle could be taken either as a passive or middle (reflexive). ExSyn 417-18 argues strongly for the passive sense (which is followed in the translation), stating that “the middle view has little to commend it.” First, καταρτίζω (katartizw) is nowhere else used in the NT as a direct or reflexive middle (a usage which, in any event, is quite rare in the NT). Second, the lexical force of this verb, coupled with the perfect tense, suggests something of a “done deal” (against some commentaries that see these vessels as ready for destruction yet still able to avert disaster). Third, the potter-clay motif seems to have one point: The potter prepares the clay.
10 tn Grk “whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly and glory is their shame, these who think of earthly things.”
11 sn Dogs is a figurative reference to false teachers whom Paul regards as just as filthy as dogs.
12 tn Grk “beware of the mutilation.”
13 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
14 tn Traditionally, “servants” or “bondservants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.
15 map For location see JP1-C1; JP2-C1; JP3-C1; JP4-C1.
16 sn The overseers (or “church leaders,” L&N 53.71) is another term for the same official position of leadership as the “elder.” This is seen in the interchange of the two terms in Titus 1:6-7 and in Acts 20:17, 28, as well as in the parallels between Titus 1:6-7 and 1 Tim 3:1-7.
17 tn Grk “Not that I am seeking the gift.” The phrase “I do not say this…” has been supplied in the translation to complete the thought for the modern reader.
18 tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
19 tn The word “name” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
20 tn Grk “he”; the pronoun has been intensified by translating as “that person.”