Acts 5:10

5:10 At once ¹  she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

Numbers 16:45

16:45 “Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground. ² 

John 18:6

18:6 So when Jesus ³  said to them, “I am he,” they retreated ⁴  and fell to the ground. ⁵ 

Romans 11:22

11:22 Notice therefore the kindness and harshness of God – harshness toward those who have fallen, but ⁶  God’s kindness toward you, provided you continue in his kindness; ⁷  otherwise you also will be cut off.

Romans 11:1

Israel’s Rejection not Complete nor Final

11:1 So I ask, God has not rejected his people, has he? Absolutely not! For I too am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, from the tribe of Benjamin.

Colossians 4:7

Personal Greetings and Instructions

4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave ⁸  in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me. ⁹ 

[5:10]  ¹ tn Grk “And at once.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[16:45]  ² tn Heb “they fell on their faces.”

[18:6]  ³ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “moved back” (but here a fairly rapid movement is implied).

[18:6]  ⁵ sn When Jesus said to those who came to arrest him “I am,” they retreated and fell to the ground. L. Morris says that “it is possible that those in front recoiled from Jesus’ unexpected advance, so that they bumped those behind them, causing them to stumble and fall” (John [NICNT], 743-44). Perhaps this is what in fact happened on the scene; but the theological significance given to this event by the author implies that more is involved. The reaction on the part of those who came to arrest Jesus comes in response to his affirmation that he is indeed the one they are seeking, Jesus the Nazarene. But Jesus makes this affirmation of his identity using a formula which the reader has encountered before in the Fourth Gospel, e.g., 8:24, 28, 58. Jesus has applied to himself the divine Name of Exod 3:14, “I AM.” Therefore this amounts to something of a theophany which causes even his enemies to recoil and prostrate themselves, so that Jesus has to ask a second time, “Who are you looking for?” This is a vivid reminder to the reader of the Gospel that even in this dark hour, Jesus holds ultimate power over his enemies and the powers of darkness, because he is the one who bears the divine Name.

[11:22]  ⁶ tn Greek emphasizes the contrast between these two clauses more than can be easily expressed in English.

[11:22]  ⁷ tn Grk “if you continue in (the) kindness.”

[4:7]  ⁸ tn See the note on “fellow slave” in 1:7.

[4:7]  ⁹ tn Grk “all things according to me.”