Ruth 2:12

2:12 May the Lord reward your efforts! ¹  May your acts of kindness be repaid fully ²  by the Lord God of Israel, from whom you have sought protection!” ³ 

John 4:36

4:36 The one who reaps receives pay ⁴  and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

John 4:2

4:2 (although Jesus himself was not baptizing, but his disciples were), ⁵ 

John 1:8

1:8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify ⁶  about the light.

¹ tn Heb “repay your work”; KJV, ASV “recompense thy work.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer (note the jussive form in the next clause).

² tn Heb “may your wages be complete”; NCV “May your wages be paid in full.” The prefixed verbal form is a distinct jussive form, indicating that this is a prayer for blessing.

³ tn Heb “under whose wings you have sought shelter”; NIV, NLT “have come to take refuge.”

⁴ tn Or “a reward”; see L&N 38.14 and 57.173. This is something of a wordplay.

⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

⁶ tn Or “to bear witness.”