Ezekiel 33:18-20

33:18 When a righteous man turns from his godliness and commits iniquity, he will die for it. 33:19 When the wicked turns from his sin and does what is just and right, he will live because of it. 33:20 Yet you say, ‘The behavior of the Lord is not right.’ House of Israel, I will judge each of you according to his behavior.” ¹ 

Ezekiel 33:23

33:23 The word of the Lord came to me:

Job 33:26

33:26 He entreats God, and God ²  delights in him,

he sees God’s face ³  with rejoicing,

and God ⁴  restores to him his righteousness. ⁵ 

Psalms 4:6

4:6 Many say, “Who can show us anything good?”

Smile upon us, Lord! ⁶ 

Isaiah 33:17

33:17 You will see a king in his splendor; ⁷ 

you will see a wide land. ⁸ 

Isaiah 35:2

35:2 Let it richly bloom; ⁹ 

let it rejoice and shout with delight! ¹⁰ 

It is given the grandeur ¹¹  of Lebanon,

the splendor of Carmel and Sharon.

They will see the grandeur of the Lord,

the splendor of our God.

Isaiah 40:5

40:5 The splendor ¹²  of the Lord will be revealed,

and all people ¹³  will see it at the same time.

For ¹⁴  the Lord has decreed it.” ¹⁵ 

Matthew 5:8

5:8 “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

John 12:26

12:26 If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow ¹⁶  me, and where I am, my servant will be too. ¹⁷  If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

John 17:24

17:24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, ¹⁸  so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world ¹⁹ .

John 17:1

Jesus Prays for the Father to Glorify Him

17:1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward ²⁰  to heaven ²¹  and said, “Father, the time ²²  has come. Glorify your Son, so that your ²³  Son may glorify you –

Colossians 1:12

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share ²⁴  in the saints’ ²⁵  inheritance in the light.

Hebrews 12:14

Do Not Reject God’s Warning

12:14 Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, ²⁶  for without it no one will see the Lord.

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ²⁷  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 3:2-3

3:2 who is faithful to the one who appointed him, as Moses was also in God’s ²⁸  house. ²⁹  3:3 For he has come to deserve greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house deserves greater honor than the house itself!

[33:20]  ¹ tn Heb “ways.”

[33:26]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:26]  ³ tn Heb “his face”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:26]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[33:26]  ⁵ tc Many commentators think this line is superfluous and so delete it. The RSV changed the verb to “he recounts,” making the idea that the man publishes the news of his victory or salvation (taking “righteousness” as a metonymy of cause).

[4:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “lift up upon us the light of your face, Lord.” The verb נסה is apparently an alternate form of נשׂא, “lift up.” See GKC 217 §76.b. The idiom “light of your face” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; 89:15; Dan 9:17).

[33:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “your eyes will see a king in his beauty”; NIV, NRSV “the king.”

[33:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “a land of distances,” i.e., an extensive land.

[35:2]  ⁹ tn The ambiguous verb form תִּפְרַח (tifrakh) is translated as a jussive because it is parallel to the jussive form תָגֵל (tagel).

[35:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and let it rejoice, yes [with] rejoicing and shouting.” גִּילַת (gilat) may be an archaic feminine nominal form (see GKC 421 §130.b).

[35:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “glory” (KJV, NIV, NRSV); also a second time later in this verse.

[40:5]  ¹² tn Or “glory.” The Lord’s “glory” is his theophanic radiance and royal splendor (see Isa 6:3; 24:23; 35:2; 60:1; 66:18-19).

[40:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “flesh” (so KJV, ASV, NASB); NAB, NIV “mankind”; TEV “the whole human race.”

[40:5]  ¹⁴ tn Or “indeed.”

[40:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the mouth of the Lord has spoken” (so NASB, NIV, NRSV).

[12:26]  ¹⁶ tn As a third person imperative in Greek, ἀκολουθείτω (akolouqeitw) is usually translated “let him follow me.” This could be understood by the modern English reader as merely permissive, however (“he may follow me if he wishes”). In this context there is no permissive sense, but rather a command, so the translation “he must follow me” is preferred.

[12:26]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “where I am, there my servant will be too.”

[17:24]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “the ones you have given me, I want these to be where I am with me.”

[17:24]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “before the foundation of the world.”

[17:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “he raised his eyes” (an idiom).

[17:1]  ²¹ tn Or “to the sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven” depending on the context.

[17:1]  ²² tn Grk “the hour.”

[17:1]  ²³ tc The better witnesses (א B C* W 0109 0301) have “the Son” (ὁ υἱός, Jo Juios) here, while the majority (C³ L Ψ Ë¹³ 33 Ï) read “your Son also” (καὶ ὁ υἱὸς σου, kai Jo Juio" sou), or “your Son” (ὁ υἱὸς σου; A D Θ 0250 1 579 pc lat sy); the second corrector of C has καὶ ὁ υἱός (“the Son also”). The longer readings appear to be predictable scribal expansions and as such should be considered secondary.

[1:12]  ²⁴ tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.

[1:12]  ²⁵ tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (twn Jagiwn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”

[12:14]  ²⁶ sn The references to peace and holiness show the close connection between this paragraph and the previous one. The pathway toward “holiness” and the need for it is cited in Heb 12:10 and 14. More importantly Prov 4:26-27 sets up the transition from one paragraph to the next: It urges people to stay on godly paths (Prov 4:26, quoted here in v. 13) and promises that God will lead them in peace if they do so (Prov 4:27 [LXX], quoted in v. 14).

[12:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

[3:2]  ²⁸ tn Grk “his”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:2]  ²⁹ tc ‡ The reading adopted by the translation follows a few early mss and some versions (Ì^13,46vid B vg^ms co Ambr). The majority of mss (א A C D Ψ 0243 0278 33 1739 1881 Ï lat sy) insert “all” (“in all his house”), apparently in anticipation of Heb 3:5 which quotes directly from Num 12:7. On balance, the omission better explains the rise of ὅλῳ ({olw, “all”) than vice versa. NA²⁷ puts ὅλῳ in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.