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1 Thessalonians 2:11

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2:11 As you know, we treated each one of you as a father treats his own children,

Romans 12:1-2

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Consecration of the Believer’s Life

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, 1  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God 2  – which is your reasonable service. 12:2 Do not be conformed 3  to this present world, 4  but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve 5  what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

Colossians 1:1

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Salutation

1:1 From Paul, 6  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:1

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Salutation

1:1 From Paul, 7  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Ephesians 4:1

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Live in Unity

4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, 8  urge you to live 9  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, 10 

Philemon 1:9-10

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1:9 I would rather appeal 11  to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man 12  and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus 13 1:10 I am appealing 14  to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become 15  during my imprisonment, 16  that is, Onesimus,

Hebrews 13:22

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13:22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, 17  bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

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[12:1]  1 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[12:1]  2 tn The participle and two adjectives “alive, holy, and pleasing to God” are taken as predicates in relation to “sacrifice,” making the exhortation more emphatic. See ExSyn 618-19.

[12:2]  3 tn Although συσχηματίζεσθε (suschmatizesqe) could be either a passive or middle, the passive is more likely since it would otherwise have to be a direct middle (“conform yourselves”) and, as such, would be quite rare for NT Greek. It is very telling that being “conformed” to the present world is viewed as a passive notion, for it may suggest that it happens, in part, subconsciously. At the same time, the passive could well be a “permissive passive,” suggesting that there may be some consciousness of the conformity taking place. Most likely, it is a combination of both.

[12:2]  4 tn Grk “to this age.”

[12:2]  5 sn The verb translated test and approve (δοκιμάζω, dokimazw) carries the sense of “test with a positive outcome,” “test so as to approve.”

[1:1]  6 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  7 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[4:1]  8 tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”

[4:1]  9 tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.

[4:1]  10 sn With which you have been called. The calling refers to the Holy Spirit’s prompting that caused them to believe. The author is thus urging his readers to live a life that conforms to their saved status before God.

[1:9]  11 tn Or “encourage.”

[1:9]  12 tn Or perhaps “an ambassador” (so RSV, TEV), reading πρεσβευτής for πρεσβύτης (a conjecture proposed by Bentley, cf. BDAG 863 s.v. πρεσβύτης). NRSV reads “old man” and places “ambassador” in a note.

[1:9]  13 tn Grk “a prisoner of Christ Jesus.”

[1:10]  14 tn Or “I am encouraging…”

[1:10]  15 tn Grk “my child whom I have begotten.” The adjective “spiritual” has been supplied before “father” in the translation to clarify for the modern reader that Paul did not literally father a child during his imprisonment. Paul’s point is that he was instrumental in Onesimus’ conversion while in prison.

[1:10]  16 sn During my imprisonment. Apparently Onesimus became a believer under Paul’s shepherding while he [Paul] was a prisoner in Rome.

[13:22]  17 tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.



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