Psalms 130:4

130:4 But ¹  you are willing to forgive, ² 

so that you might ³  be honored. ⁴ 

Jeremiah 32:39

32:39 I will give them a single-minded purpose to live in a way that always shows respect for me. They will want to do that for ⁵  their own good and the good of the children who descend from them.

Jeremiah 33:9

33:9 All the nations will hear about all the good things which I will do to them. This city will bring me fame, honor, and praise before them for the joy that I bring it. The nations will tremble in awe at all the peace and prosperity that I will provide for it.’ ⁶ 

Hosea 3:5

3:5 Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. ⁷  Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings ⁸  in the future. ⁹ 

Matthew 10:28

10:28 Do ¹⁰  not be afraid of those who kill the body ¹¹  but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. ¹² 

Luke 12:4-5

12:4 “I ¹³  tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, ¹⁴  and after that have nothing more they can do. 12:5 But I will warn ¹⁵  you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, ¹⁶  has authority to throw you ¹⁷  into hell. ¹⁸  Yes, I tell you, fear him!

Romans 2:4

2:4 Or do you have contempt for the wealth of his kindness, forbearance, and patience, and yet do not know ¹⁹  that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?

Romans 11:20-22

11:20 Granted! ²⁰  They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear! 11:21 For if God did not spare the natural branches, perhaps he will not spare you. 11:22 Notice therefore the kindness and harshness of God – harshness toward those who have fallen, but ²¹  God’s kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; ²²  otherwise you also will be cut off.

¹ tn Or “surely.”

² tn Heb “for with you [there is] forgiveness.”

³ tn Or “consequently you are.”

⁴ tn Heb “feared.”

⁵ tn Heb “I will give to them one heart and one way to [= in order that they may] fear me all the days for good to them.” The phrase “one heart” refers both to unanimity of will and accord (cf. 1 Chr 12:38 [12:39 HT]; 2 Chr 30:12) and to singleness of purpose or intent (cf. Ezek 11:19 and see BDB 525 s.v. ֵלב 4 where reference is made to “inclinations, resolutions, and determinations of the will”). The phrase “one way” refers to one way of life or conduct (cf. BDB 203 s.v. דֶּרֶךְ 6.a where reference is made to moral action and character), a way of life that is further qualified by the goal of showing “fear, reverence, respect” for the Lord. The Hebrew sentence has been broken up to avoid a long complex sentence in English which is contrary to contemporary English style. However, an attempt has been made to preserve all the connections of the original.

⁶ tn Heb “And it [the city] will be to me for a name for joy and for praise and for honor before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good things which I will do for them and which will be in awe and tremble for all the good things and all the peace [or prosperity] which I will do for them.” The long complex Hebrew sentence has been broken down to better conform with contemporary English style.

⁷ tn Heb “David their king”; cf. NCV “the king from David’s family”; TEV “a descendant of David their king”; NLT “David’s descendant, their king.”

⁸ tn Heb “his goodness”; NLT “his good gifts.”

⁹ tn Heb “in the end of the days.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT “in the last days.”

¹⁰ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

¹¹ sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

¹² sn See the note on the word hell in 5:22.

¹³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹⁴ sn Judaism had a similar exhortation in 4 Macc 13:14-15.

¹⁵ tn Grk “will show,” but in this reflective context such a demonstration is a warning or exhortation.

¹⁶ sn The actual performer of the killing is not here specified. It could be understood to be God (so NASB, NRSV) but it could simply emphasize that, after a killing has taken place, it is God who casts the person into hell.

¹⁷ tn The direct object (“you”) is understood.

¹⁸ sn The word translated hell is “Gehenna” (γέεννα, geenna), a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew words ge hinnom (“Valley of Hinnom”). This was the valley along the south side of Jerusalem. In OT times it was used for human sacrifices to the pagan god Molech (cf. Jer 7:31; 19:5-6; 32:35), and it came to be used as a place where human excrement and rubbish were disposed of and burned. In the intertestamental period, it came to be used symbolically as the place of divine punishment (cf. 1 En. 27:2, 90:26; 4 Ezra 7:36).

¹⁹ tn Grk “being unaware.”

²⁰ tn Grk “well!”, an adverb used to affirm a statement. It means “very well,” “you are correct.”

²¹ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

²² tn Grk “if you continue in (the) kindness.”