1 Corinthians 4:14-15

A Father’s Warning

4:14 I am not writing these things to shame you, but to correct you as my dear children. 4:15 For though you may have ten thousand guardians in Christ, you do not have many fathers, because I became your father in Christ Jesus through the gospel.

Galatians 4:19

4:19 My children – I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you! ¹ 

Galatians 4:1

4:1 Now I mean that the heir, as long as he is a minor, ²  is no different from a slave, though he is the owner ³  of everything.

Galatians 2:11

Paul Rebukes Peter

2:11 But when Cephas ⁴  came to Antioch, ⁵  I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong. ⁶ 

Hebrews 12:5-6

12:5 And have you forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons?

“My son, do not scorn ⁷  the Lord’s discipline

or give up when he corrects ⁸  you.

12:6 “For the Lord disciplines the one he loves and chastises every son he accepts.” ⁹ 

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ¹⁰  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 2:1

Warning Against Drifting Away

2:1 Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Hebrews 2:12-14

2:12 saying, “I will proclaim your name to my brothers; ¹¹  in the midst of the assembly I will praise you.” ¹²  2:13 Again he says, ¹³  “I will be confident in him,” and again, “Here I am, ¹⁴  with ¹⁵  the children God has given me.” ¹⁶  2:14 Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, he likewise shared in ¹⁷  their humanity, ¹⁸  so that through death he could destroy ¹⁹  the one who holds the power of death (that is, the devil),

Hebrews 3:7

Exposition of Psalm 95: Hearing God’s Word in Faith

3:7 Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says, ²⁰ 

“Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! ²¹ 

Hebrews 3:18

3:18 And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

Hebrews 3:3

3:3 For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!

Hebrews 1:4

1:4 Thus he became ²²  so far better than the angels as ²³  he has inherited a name superior to theirs.

[4:19]  ¹ tn Grk “My children, for whom I am again undergoing birth pains until Christ is formed in you.” The relative clauses in English do not pick up the emotional force of Paul’s language here (note “tone of voice” in v. 20, indicating that he is passionately concerned for them); hence, the translation has been altered slightly to capture the connotative power of Paul’s plea.

[4:1]  ² tn Grk “a small child.” The Greek term νήπιος (nhpios) refers to a young child, no longer a helpless infant but probably not more than three or four years old (L&N 9.43). The point in context, though, is that this child is too young to take any responsibility for the management of his assets.

[4:1]  ³ tn Grk “master” or “lord” (κύριος, kurios).

[2:11]  ⁴ sn Cephas. This individual is generally identified with the Apostle Peter (L&N 93.211).

[2:11]  ⁵ map For location see JP1 F2; JP2 F2; JP3 F2; JP4 F2.

[2:11]  ⁶ tn Grk “because he stood condemned.”

[12:5]  ⁷ tn Or “disregard,” “think little of.”

[12:5]  ⁸ tn Or “reproves,” “rebukes.” The Greek verb ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[12:6]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Prov 3:11-12.

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

[2:12]  ¹¹ tn Here, because of its occurrence in an OT quotation, τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς (tois adelfois) has been translated simply as “brothers” rather than “brothers and sisters” (see the note on the latter phrase in the previous verse).

[2:12]  ¹² sn A quotation from Ps 22:22.

[2:13]  ¹³ tn Grk “and again,” as a continuation of the preceding.

[2:13]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “behold, I,” but this construction often means “here is/there is” (cf. BDAG 468 s.v. ἰδού 2).

[2:13]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and.”

[2:13]  ¹⁶ sn A quotation from Isa 8:17-18.

[2:14]  ¹⁷ tn Or “partook of” (this is a different word than the one in v. 14a).

[2:14]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the same.”

[2:14]  ¹⁹ tn Or “break the power of,” “reduce to nothing.”

[3:7]  ²⁰ sn The following quotation is from Ps 95:7b-11.

[3:7]  ²¹ tn Grk “today if you hear his voice.”

[1:4]  ²² tn Grk “having become.” This is part of the same sentence that extends from v. 1 through v. 4 in the Greek text.

[1:4]  ²³ tn Most modern English translations attempt to make the comparison somewhat smoother by treating “name” as if it were the subject of the second element: “as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs” (cf. NAB, NIV, NRSV, CEV). However, the Son is the subject of both the first and second elements: “he became so far better”; “he has inherited a name.” The present translation maintains this parallelism even though it results in a somewhat more awkward rendering.