Ephesians 4:25

4:25 Therefore, having laid aside falsehood, each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, ¹  for we are members of one another.

Ephesians 4:1

Live in Unity

4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, ²  urge you to live ³  worthily of the calling with which you have been called, ⁴ 

Ephesians 1:14

1:14 who is the down payment ⁵  of our inheritance, until the redemption of God’s own possession, ⁶  to the praise of his glory.

Job 22:23

22:23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up; ⁷ 

if you remove wicked behavior far from your tent,

Ezekiel 18:30-32

18:30 “Therefore I will judge each person according to his conduct, ⁸  O house of Israel, declares the sovereign Lord. Repent ⁹  and turn from all your wickedness; then it will not be an obstacle leading to iniquity. ¹⁰  18:31 Throw away all your sins you have committed and fashion yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! ¹¹  Why should you die, O house of Israel? 18:32 For I take no delight in the death of anyone, ¹²  declares the sovereign Lord. Repent and live!

Colossians 2:11

2:11 In him you also were circumcised – not, however, ¹³  with a circumcision performed by human hands, but by the removal ¹⁴  of the fleshly body, ¹⁵  that is, ¹⁶  through the circumcision done by Christ.

Colossians 3:8-9

3:8 But now, put off all such things ¹⁷  as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth. 3:9 Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with its practices

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ¹⁸  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

James 1:21

1:21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly ¹⁹  welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

James 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From James, ²⁰  a slave ²¹  of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes dispersed abroad. ²²  Greetings!

James 2:1-2

Prejudice and the Law of Love

2:1 My brothers and sisters, ²³  do not show prejudice ²⁴  if you possess faith ²⁵  in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. ²⁶  2:2 For if someone ²⁷  comes into your assembly ²⁸  wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

[4:25]  ¹ sn A quotation from Zech 8:16.

[4:1]  ² tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”

[4:1]  ³ tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.

[4:1]  ⁴ sn With which you have been called. The calling refers to the Holy Spirit’s prompting that caused them to believe. The author is thus urging his readers to live a life that conforms to their saved status before God.

[1:14]  ³ tn Or “first installment,” “pledge,” “deposit.”

[1:14]  ⁴ tn Grk “the possession.”

[22:23]  ⁴ tc The MT has “you will be built up” (תִּבָּנֶה, tibbaneh). But the LXX has “humble yourself” (reading תְּעַנֶּה [tÿ’anneh] apparently). Many commentators read this; Dahood has “you will be healed.”

[18:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “ways.”

[18:30]  ⁶ tn The verbs and persons in this verse are plural whereas the individual has been the subject of the chapter.

[18:30]  ⁷ tn Or “leading to punishment.”

[18:31]  ⁶ sn In Ezek 11:19, 36:26 the new heart and new spirit are promised as future blessings.

[18:32]  ⁷ tn Heb “the death of the one dying.”

[2:11]  ⁸ tn The terms “however” and “but” in this sentence were supplied in order to emphasize the contrast.

[2:11]  ⁹ tn The articular noun τῇ ἀπεκδύσει (th apekdusei) is a noun which ends in -σις (-sis) and therefore denotes action, i.e., “removal.” Since the head noun is a verbal noun, the following genitive τοῦ σώματος (tou swmatos) is understood as an objective genitive, receiving the action of the head noun.

[2:11]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “in the removal of the body of flesh.” The genitive τῆς σαρκός (th" sarko") has been translated as an attributive genitive, “fleshly body.”

[2:11]  ¹¹ tn The second prepositional phrase beginning with ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ (en th peritomh) is parallel to the prepositional phrase ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει (en th apekdusei) and gives a further explanation of it. The words “that is” were supplied to bring out this force in the translation.

[3:8]  ⁹ tn The Greek article with τὰ πάντα (ta panta) is anaphoric, referring to the previous list of vices, and has been translated here as “all such things.”

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

[1:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “with meekness.”

[1:1]  ¹² tn Grk “James.” The word “From” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ¹³ tn Traditionally, “servant” or “bondservant.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[1:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “to the twelve tribes in the Diaspora.” The Greek term διασπορά (diaspora, “dispersion”) refers to Jews not living in Palestine but “dispersed” or scattered among the Gentiles.

[2:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[2:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “partiality.”

[2:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “do not have faith with personal prejudice,” with emphasis on the last phrase.

[2:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “our Lord Jesus Christ of glory.” Here δόξης (doxhs) has been translated as an attributive genitive.

[2:2]  ¹⁴ tn The word for “man” or “individual” here is ἀνήρ (anhr), which often means “male” or “man (as opposed to woman).” But as BDAG 79 s.v. 2 says, “equivalent to τὶς someone.”

[2:2]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “synagogue.” Usually συναγωγή refers to Jewish places of worship (e.g., Matt 4:23, Mark 1:21, Luke 4:15, John 6:59). The word can be used generally to refer to a place of assembly, and here it refers specifically to a Christian assembly (BDAG 963 s.v. 2.b.).