Genesis 6:22

6:22 And Noah did all ¹  that God commanded him – he did indeed. ² 

Genesis 7:5

7:5 And Noah did all ³  that the Lord commanded him.

Genesis 22:2-3

22:2 God ⁴  said, “Take your son – your only son, whom you love, Isaac ⁵  – and go to the land of Moriah! ⁶  Offer him up there as a burnt offering ⁷  on one of the mountains which I will indicate to ⁸  you.”

22:3 Early in the morning Abraham got up and saddled his donkey. ⁹  He took two of his young servants with him, along with his son Isaac. When he had cut the wood for the burnt offering, he started out ¹⁰  for the place God had spoken to him about.

Exodus 40:16

40:16 This is what Moses did, according to all the Lord had commanded him – so he did.

Exodus 40:19

40:19 Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent over it, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:25

40:25 Then he set up the lamps before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:27

40:27 and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:32

40:32 Whenever they entered ¹¹  the tent of meeting, and whenever they approached ¹²  the altar, they would wash, ¹³  just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:2

40:2 “On the first day of the first month you are to set up ¹⁴  the tabernacle, the tent of meeting.

Exodus 5:11-14

5:11 You ¹⁵  go get straw for yourselves wherever you can ¹⁶  find it, because there will be no reduction at all in your workload.’” 5:12 So the people spread out ¹⁷  through all the land of Egypt to collect stubble for straw. 5:13 The slave masters were pressuring ¹⁸  them, saying, “Complete ¹⁹  your work for each day, just like when there was straw!” 5:14 The Israelite foremen whom Pharaoh’s slave masters had set over them were beaten and were asked, ²⁰  “Why did you not complete your requirement for brickmaking as in the past – both yesterday and today?” ²¹ 

John 2:5-8

2:5 His mother told the servants, “Whatever he tells you, do it.” ²² 

2:6 Now there were six stone water jars there for Jewish ceremonial washing, ²³  each holding twenty or thirty gallons. ²⁴  2:7 Jesus told the servants, ²⁵  “Fill the water jars with water.” So they filled them up to the very top. 2:8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” ²⁶  and they did.

John 15:14

15:14 You are my friends ²⁷  if you do what I command you.

Hebrews 11:7-8

11:7 By faith Noah, when he was warned about things not yet seen, with reverent regard ²⁸  constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family. Through faith he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.

11:8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place he would later receive as an inheritance, and he went out without understanding where he was going.

Hebrews 11:24-31

11:24 By faith, when he grew up, Moses refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, 11:25 choosing rather to be ill-treated with the people of God than to enjoy sin’s fleeting pleasure. 11:26 He regarded abuse suffered for Christ ²⁹  to be greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for his eyes were fixed on ³⁰  the reward. 11:27 By faith he left Egypt without fearing the king’s anger, for he persevered as though he could see the one who is invisible. 11:28 By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, ³¹  so that the one who destroyed the firstborn would not touch them. 11:29 By faith they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry ground, but when the Egyptians tried it, they were swallowed up. 11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho ³²  fell after the people marched around them ³³  for seven days. 11:31 By faith Rahab the prostitute escaped the destruction of ³⁴  the disobedient, because she welcomed the spies in peace.

James 2:21-26

2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? 2:22 You see that his faith was working together with his works and his faith was perfected by works. 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Now Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness,” ³⁵  and he was called God’s friend. ³⁶  2:24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone. 2:25 And similarly, was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by another way? 2:26 For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

[6:22]  ¹ tn Heb “according to all.”

[6:22]  ² tn The last clause seems redundant: “and thus (כֵּן, ken) he did.” It underscores the obedience of Noah to all that God had said.

[7:5]  ³ tn Heb “according to all.”

[22:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[22:2]  ⁵ sn Take your son…Isaac. The instructions are very clear, but the details are deliberate. With every additional description the commandment becomes more challenging.

[22:2]  ⁶ sn There has been much debate over the location of Moriah; 2 Chr 3:1 suggests it may be the site where the temple was later built in Jerusalem.

[22:2]  ⁷ sn A whole burnt offering signified the complete surrender of the worshiper and complete acceptance by God. The demand for a human sacrifice was certainly radical and may have seemed to Abraham out of character for God. Abraham would have to obey without fully understanding what God was about.

[22:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “which I will say to.”

[22:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey.”

[22:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “he arose and he went.”

[40:32]  ¹¹ tn The construction is the infinitive construct with the temporal preposition and the suffixed subjective genitive. This temporal clause indicates that the verb in the preceding verse was frequentative.

[40:32]  ¹² tn This is another infinitive construct in a temporal clause.

[40:32]  ¹³ tn In this explanatory verse the verb is a customary imperfect.

[40:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “you will raise,” an imperfect of instruction.

[5:11]  ¹⁵ tn The independent personal pronoun emphasizes that the people were to get their own straw, and it heightens the contrast with the king. “You – go get.”

[5:11]  ¹⁶ tn The tense in this section could be translated as having the nuance of possibility: “wherever you may find it,” or the nuance of potential imperfect: “wherever you are able to find any.”

[5:12]  ¹⁷ tn The verb וַיָּפֶץ (vayyafets) is from the hollow root פּוּץ (puts) and means “scatter, spread abroad.”

[5:13]  ¹⁸ tn Or “pressed.”

[5:13]  ¹⁹ tn כַּלּוּ (kallu) is the Piel imperative; the verb means “to finish, complete” in the sense of filling up the quota.

[5:14]  ²⁰ tn The quotation is introduced with the common word לֵאמֹר (le’mor, “saying”) and no mention of who said the question.

[5:14]  ²¹ sn The idioms for time here are found also in 3:10 and 5:7-8. This question no doubt represents many accusations shouted at Israelites during the period when it was becoming obvious that, despite all their efforts, they were unable to meet their quotas as before.

[2:5]  ²² tn The pronoun “it” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.

[2:6]  ²³ tn Grk “for the purification of the Jews.”

[2:6]  ²⁴ tn Grk “holding two or three metretes” (about 75 to 115 liters). Each of the pots held 2 or 3 μετρηταί (metrhtai). A μετρητῆς (metrhths) was about 9 gallons (40 liters); thus each jar held 18-27 gallons (80-120 liters) and the total volume of liquid involved was 108-162 gallons (480-720 liters).

[2:7]  ²⁵ tn Grk “them” (it is clear from the context that the servants are addressed).

[2:8]  ²⁶ tn Or “the master of ceremonies.”

[15:14]  ²⁷ sn This verse really explains John 15:10 in another way. Those who keep Jesus’ commandments are called his friends, those friends for whom he lays down his life (v. 13). It is possible to understand this verse as referring to a smaller group within Christianity as a whole, perhaps only the apostles who were present when Jesus spoke these words. Some have supported this by comparing it to the small group of associates and advisers to the Roman Emperor who were called “Friends of the Emperor.” Others would see these words as addressed only to those Christians who as disciples were obedient to Jesus. In either case the result would be to create a sort of “inner circle” of Christians who are more privileged than mere “believers” or average Christians. In context, it seems clear that Jesus’ words must be addressed to all true Christians, not just some narrower category of believers, because Jesus’ sacrificial death, which is his act of love toward his friends (v. 13) applies to all Christians equally (cf. John 13:1).

[11:7]  ²⁸ tn Cf. BDAG 407 s.v. εὐλαβέομαι 2, “out of reverent regard (for God’s command).”

[11:26]  ²⁹ tn Grk “the abuse [or ‘reproach’] of Christ.”

[11:26]  ³⁰ tn Grk “he was looking away to.”

[11:28]  ³¹ tn Grk “the pouring out of the blood.”

[11:30]  ³² map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[11:30]  ³³ tn Grk “after they had been encircled.”

[11:31]  ³⁴ tn Grk “did not perish together with.”

[2:23]  ³⁵ sn A quotation from Gen 15:6.

[2:23]  ³⁶ sn An allusion to 2 Chr 20:7; Isa 41:8; 51:2; Dan 3:35 (LXX), in which Abraham is called God’s “beloved.”