Romans 4:21

4:21 He was ¹  fully convinced that what God ²  promised he was also able to do.

Romans 4:2

4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous ³  by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Colossians 4:13

4:13 For I can testify that he has worked hard ⁴  for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.

Colossians 4:2

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Colossians 1:12

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share ⁵  in the saints’ ⁶  inheritance in the light.

Hebrews 11:13

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, ⁷  but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners ⁸  on the earth.

¹ tn Grk “and being.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “was justified.”

⁴ tn Grk “pain.” This word appears only three times in the NT outside of this verse (Rev 16:10, 11; 21:4) where the translation “pain” makes sense. For the present verse it has been translated “worked hard.” See BDAG 852 s.v. πόνος 1.

⁵ tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.

⁶ tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (twn Jagiwn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”

⁷ tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

⁸ tn Or “sojourners.”