Acts 1:18

1:18 (Now this man Judas ¹  acquired a field with the reward of his unjust deed, ²  and falling headfirst ³  he burst open in the middle and all his intestines ⁴  gushed out.

Deuteronomy 7:26

7:26 You must not bring any abhorrent thing into your house and thereby become an object of divine wrath ⁵  along with it. ⁶  You must absolutely detest ⁷  and abhor it, ⁸  for it is an object of divine wrath.

Joshua 7:24-25

7:24 Then Joshua and all Israel took Achan, son of Zerah, along with the silver, the robe, the bar of gold, his sons, daughters, ox, donkey, sheep, tent, and all that belonged to him and brought them up to the Valley of Disaster. ⁹  7:25 Joshua said, “Why have you brought disaster ¹⁰  on us? The Lord will bring disaster on you today!” All Israel stoned him to death. (They also stoned and burned the others.) ¹¹ 

Joshua 7:2

7:2 Joshua sent men from Jericho ¹²  to Ai (which is located near Beth Aven, east of Bethel ¹³ ) and instructed them, “Go up and spy on the land.” So the men went up and spied on Ai.

Joshua 5:1

5:1 When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they ¹⁴  crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites. ¹⁵ 

Joshua 5:1

5:1 When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the Lord had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they ¹⁶  crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites. ¹⁷ 

Daniel 5:17

Daniel Interprets the Handwriting on the Wall

5:17 But Daniel replied to the king, “Keep your gifts, and give your rewards to someone else! However, I will read the writing for the king and make known its ¹⁸  interpretation.

Habakkuk 2:9-10

2:9 The one who builds his house by unjust gain is as good as dead. ¹⁹ 

He does this so he can build his nest way up high

and escape the clutches of disaster. ²⁰ 

2:10 Your schemes will bring shame to your house.

Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct. ²¹ 

Zechariah 5:4

5:4 “I will send it out,” says the Lord who rules over all, “and it will enter the house of the thief and of the person who swears falsely in my name. It will land in the middle of his house and destroy both timber and stones.”

Matthew 27:3-5

Judas’ Suicide

27:3 Now when ²²  Judas, who had betrayed him, saw that Jesus ²³  had been condemned, he regretted what he had done and returned the thirty silver coins to the chief priests and the elders, 27:4 saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood!” But they said, “What is that to us? You take care of it yourself!” 27:5 So ²⁴  Judas threw the silver coins into the temple and left. Then he went out and hanged himself.

Matthew 27:1

Jesus Brought Before Pilate

27:1 When ²⁵  it was early in the morning, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to execute him.

Matthew 6:9

6:9 So pray this way: ²⁶ 

Our Father ²⁷  in heaven, may your name be honored, ²⁸ 

James 5:3

5:3 Your gold and silver have rusted and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have hoarded treasure! ²⁹ 

James 5:2

5:2 Your riches have rotted and your clothing has become moth-eaten.

James 2:14-17

Faith and Works Together

2:14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, ³⁰  if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith ³¹  save him? ³²  2:15 If a brother or sister ³³  is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, 2:16 and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, keep warm and eat well,” but you do not give them what the body needs, ³⁴  what good is it? 2:17 So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

Revelation 18:15

18:15 The merchants who sold ³⁵  these things, who got rich from her, will stand a long way off because they are afraid of her torment. They will weep ³⁶  and mourn,

[1:18]  ¹ tn The referent of “this man” (Judas) was specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:18]  ² tn Traditionally, “with the reward of his wickedness.”

[1:18]  ³ tn Traditionally, “falling headlong.”

[1:18]  ⁴ tn Or “all his bowels.”

[7:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “come under the ban” (so NASB); NRSV “be set apart for destruction.” The same phrase occurs again at the end of this verse.

[7:26]  ⁶ tn Or “like it is.”

[7:26]  ⁷ tn This Hebrew verb (שָׁקַץ, shaqats) is essentially synonymous with the next verb (תָעַב, ta’av; cf. תּוֹעֵבָה, to’evah; see note on the word “abhorrent” in v. 25), though its field of meaning is more limited to cultic abomination (cf. Lev 11:11, 13; Ps 22:25).

[7:26]  ⁸ tn Heb “detesting you must detest and abhorring you must abhor.” Both verbs are preceded by a cognate infinitive absolute indicating emphasis.

[7:24]  ⁹ tn Or “Trouble” The name is “Achor” in Hebrew, which means “disaster” or “trouble” (also in v. 26).

[7:25]  ¹⁰ tn Or “trouble.” The word is “achor” in Hebrew (also in the following clause).

[7:25]  ¹¹ tc Heb “and they burned them with fire and they stoned them with stones.” These words are somewhat parenthetical in nature and are omitted in the LXX; they may represent a later scribal addition.

[7:2]  ¹² map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[7:2]  ¹³ map For the location of Bethel see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[5:1]  ¹⁴ tc Another textual tradition has, “while we crossed.”

[5:1]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “their heart[s] melted and there was no longer in them breathe because of the sons of Israel.”

[5:1]  ¹⁶ tc Another textual tradition has, “while we crossed.”

[5:1]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “their heart[s] melted and there was no longer in them breathe because of the sons of Israel.”

[5:17]  ¹⁸ tn Or “the.”

[2:9]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “Woe [to] the one who profits unjustly by evil unjust gain for his house.” On the term הוֹי (hoy) see the note on the word “dead” in v. 6.

[2:9]  ²⁰ tn Heb “to place his nest in the heights in order to escape from the hand of disaster.”

[2:10]  ²¹ tn Heb “you planned shame for your house, cutting off many nations, and sinning [against] your life.”

[27:3]  ²² tn Grk “Then when.” Here τότε (tote) has been translated as “now” to indicate a somewhat parenthetical interlude in the sequence of events.

[27:3]  ²³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[27:5]  ²⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the leaders’ response to Judas.

[27:1]  ²⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[6:9]  ²⁶ sn Pray this way. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.

[6:9]  ²⁷ sn God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. It is not the exact equivalent of “daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested), but it does suggest a close, familial relationship.

[6:9]  ²⁸ tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”

[5:3]  ²⁹ tn Or “hoarded up treasure for the last days”; Grk “in the last days.”

[2:14]  ³⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:14]  ³¹ tn Grk “the faith,” referring to the kind of faith just described: faith without works. The article here is anaphoric, referring to the previous mention of the noun πίστις (pisti") in the verse. See ExSyn 219.

[2:14]  ³² sn The form of the question in Greek expects a negative answer.

[2:15]  ³³ tn It is important to note that the words ἀδελφός (adelfos) and ἀδελφή (adelfh) both occur in the Greek text at this point, confirming that the author intended to refer to both men and women. See the note on “someone” in 2:2.

[2:16]  ³⁴ tn Grk “what is necessary for the body.”

[18:15]  ³⁵ tn Grk “the merchants [sellers] of these things.”

[18:15]  ³⁶ tn Grk “her torment, weeping.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation by supplying the words “They will” here.