2 Corinthians 4:17

4:17 For our momentary, light suffering ¹  is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison

Isaiah 29:23

29:23 For when they see their children,

whom I will produce among them, ² 

they will honor ³  my name.

They will honor the Holy One of Jacob; ⁴ 

they will respect ⁵  the God of Israel.

Isaiah 60:21

60:21 All of your people will be godly; ⁶ 

they will possess the land permanently.

I will plant them like a shoot;

they will be the product of my labor,

through whom I reveal my splendor. ⁷ 

Isaiah 61:3

61:3 to strengthen those who mourn in Zion,

by giving them a turban, instead of ashes,

oil symbolizing joy, ⁸  instead of mourning,

a garment symbolizing praise, ⁹  instead of discouragement. ¹⁰ 

They will be called oaks of righteousness, ¹¹ 

trees planted by the Lord to reveal his splendor. ¹² 

Ephesians 2:10

2:10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them. ¹³ 

[4:17]  ¹ tn Grk “momentary lightness of affliction.”

[29:23]  ² tn Heb “for when he sees his children, the work of my hands in his midst.”

[29:23]  ³ tn Or “treat as holy” (also in the following line); NASB, NRSV “will sanctify.”

[29:23]  ⁴ sn Holy One of Jacob is similar to the phrase “Holy One of Israel” common throughout Isaiah; see the sn at Isa 1:4.

[29:23]  ⁵ tn Or “fear,” in the sense of “stand in awe of.”

[60:21]  ⁶ tn Or “righteous” (NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “just.”

[60:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “a shoot of his planting, the work of my hands, to reveal splendor.”

[61:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “oil of joy” (KJV, ASV); NASB, NIV, NRSV “the oil of gladness.”

[61:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “garment of praise.”

[61:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a faint spirit” (so NRSV); KJV, ASV “the spirit of heaviness”; NASB “a spirit of fainting.”

[61:3]  ¹¹ tn Rather than referring to the character of the people, צֶדֶק (tsedeq) may carry the nuance “vindication” here, suggesting that God’s restored people are a testimony to his justice. See v. 2, which alludes to the fact that God will take vengeance against the enemies of his people. Cf. NAB “oaks of justice.”

[61:3]  ¹² tn Heb “a planting of the Lord to reveal splendor.”

[2:10]  ¹³ tn Grk “so that we might walk in them” (or “by them”).