2 Samuel 11:4

11:4 David sent some messengers to get her. ¹  She came to him and he had sexual relations with her. ²  (Now at that time she was in the process of purifying herself from her menstrual uncleanness.) ³  Then she returned to her home.

2 Samuel 11:8

11:8 Then David said to Uriah, “Go down to your home and relax.” ⁴  When Uriah left the palace, the king sent a gift to him. ⁵ 

2 Samuel 11:13

11:13 Then David summoned him. He ate and drank with him, and got him drunk. But in the evening he went out to sleep on his bed with the servants of his lord; he did not go down to his own house.

2 Samuel 11:15

11:15 In the letter he wrote: “Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed.”

Ecclesiastes 12:14

12:14 For God will evaluate every deed, ⁶ 

including every secret thing, whether good or evil.

Luke 12:1-2

Fear God, Not People

12:1 Meanwhile, ⁷  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ⁸  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ⁹  the yeast of the Pharisees, ¹⁰  which is hypocrisy. ¹¹  12:2 Nothing is hidden ¹²  that will not be revealed, ¹³  and nothing is secret that will not be made known.

Luke 12:1

Fear God, Not People

12:1 Meanwhile, ¹⁴  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ¹⁵  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ¹⁶  the yeast of the Pharisees, ¹⁷  which is hypocrisy. ¹⁸ 

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ¹⁹  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

[11:4]  ¹ tn Heb “and David sent messengers and he took her.”

[11:4]  ² tn Heb “he lay with her” (so NASB, NRSV); TEV “he made love to her”; NIV, CEV, NLT “he slept with her.”

[11:4]  ³ tn The parenthetical disjunctive clause further heightens the tension by letting the reader know that Bathsheba, having just completed her menstrual cycle, is ripe for conception. See P. K. McCarter, II Samuel (AB), 286. Since she just had her period, it will also be obvious to those close to the scene that Uriah, who has been away fighting, cannot be the father of the child.

[11:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “and wash your feet.”

[11:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “and there went out after him the gift of the king.”

[12:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “will bring every deed into judgment.”

[12:1]  ⁷ tn The phrase ἐν οἷς (en Jois) can be translated “meanwhile.”

[12:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁹ tn According to L&N 27.59, “to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on your guard against.” This is another Lukan present imperative calling for constant vigilance.

[12:1]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[12:1]  ¹¹ sn The pursuit of popularity can lead to hypocrisy, if one is not careful.

[12:2]  ¹² tn Or “concealed.”

[12:2]  ¹³ sn I.e., be revealed by God. The passive voice verbs here (“be revealed,” be made known”) see the revelation as coming from God. The text is both a warning about bad things being revealed and an encouragement that good things will be made known, though the stress with the images of darkness and what is hidden in vv. 2-3 is on the attempt to conceal.

[12:1]  ¹⁴ tn The phrase ἐν οἷς (en Jois) can be translated “meanwhile.”

[12:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ¹⁶ tn According to L&N 27.59, “to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on your guard against.” This is another Lukan present imperative calling for constant vigilance.

[12:1]  ¹⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[12:1]  ¹⁸ sn The pursuit of popularity can lead to hypocrisy, if one is not careful.

[4:5]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).