2 Timothy 1:12

1:12 Because of this, in fact, I suffer as I do. ¹  But I am not ashamed, because I know the one in whom my faith is set ²  and I am convinced that he is able to protect what has been entrusted to me ³  until that day. ⁴ 

Acts 26:26

26:26 For the king knows about these things, and I am speaking freely ⁵  to him, ⁶  because I cannot believe ⁷  that any of these things has escaped his notice, ⁸  for this was not done in a corner. ⁹ 

Romans 4:21

4:21 He was ¹⁰  fully convinced that what God ¹¹  promised he was also able to do.

Romans 8:38

8:38 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor heavenly rulers, ¹²  nor things that are present, nor things to come, nor powers,

Romans 14:5

14:5 One person regards one day holier than other days, and another regards them all alike. ¹³  Each must be fully convinced in his own mind.

Romans 14:14

14:14 I know and am convinced in the Lord Jesus that there is nothing unclean in itself; still, it is unclean to the one who considers it unclean.

Romans 15:14

Paul’s Motivation for Writing the Letter

15:14 But I myself am fully convinced about you, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁴  that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, and able to instruct one another.

Hebrews 6:9

6:9 But in your case, dear friends, even though we speak like this, we are convinced of better things relating to salvation.

Hebrews 11:13

11:13 These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, ¹⁵  but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners ¹⁶  on the earth.

[1:12]  ¹ tn Grk “suffer these things.”

[1:12]  ² tn Or “in whom I have believed.”

[1:12]  ³ sn What has been entrusted to me (Grk “my entrustment,” meaning either (1) “what I have entrusted to him” [his life, destiny, etc.] or (2) “what he has entrusted to me” [the truth of the gospel]). The parallel with v. 14 and use of similar words in the pastorals (1 Tim 6:20; 2 Tim 2:2) argue for the latter sense.

[1:12]  ⁴ sn That day is a reference to the day when Paul would stand before Christ to give account for his service (cf. 2 Tim 1:18; 1 Cor 3:13; 2 Cor 5:9-10).

[26:26]  ⁵ tn BDAG 782 s.v. παρρησιάζομαι 1 states, “speak freely, openly, fearlessly…likew. in the ptc. w. a verb of saying foll.…παρρησιασάμενοι εἶπαν 13:46. – 26:26.” This could refer to boldness in speaking here.

[26:26]  ⁶ tn Grk “to whom I am speaking freely.” The relative pronoun (“whom”) was replaced by the personal pronoun (“him”) to simplify the translation.

[26:26]  ⁷ tn Grk “I cannot convince myself.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.a states, “οὐ πείθομαι w. acc. and inf. I cannot believe Ac 26:26” (see also BDAG 586 s.v. λανθάνω).

[26:26]  ⁸ tn BDAG 586 s.v. λανθάνω states, “λανθάνειν αὐτὸν τούτων οὐ πείθομαι οὐθέν I cannot bring myself to believe that any of these things has escaped his notice Ac 26:26.”

[26:26]  ⁹ tn This term refers to a hidden corner (BDAG 209 s.v. γωνία). Paul’s point is that these events to which he refers were not done in a secret, hidden place, tucked away outside of view. They were done in public for all the world to see.

[4:21]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and being.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:21]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[8:38]  ¹² tn BDAG 138 s.v. ἀρχή 6 takes this term as a reference to angelic or transcendent powers (as opposed to merely human rulers). To clarify this, the adjective “heavenly” has been supplied in the translation. Some interpreters see this as a reference to fallen angels or demonic powers, and this view is reflected in some recent translations (NIV, NLT).

[14:5]  ¹³ tn Grk “For one judges day from day, and one judges all days.”

[15:14]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[11:13]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “the promises,” referring to the things God promised, not to the pledges themselves.

[11:13]  ¹⁶ tn Or “sojourners.”