Genesis 18:19

18:19 I have chosen him ¹  so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep ²  the way of the Lord by doing ³  what is right and just. Then the Lord will give ⁴  to Abraham what he promised ⁵  him.”

Psalms 101:2

101:2 I will walk in ⁶  the way of integrity.

When will you come to me?

I will conduct my business with integrity in the midst of my palace. ⁷ 

Psalms 119:106

119:106 I have vowed and solemnly sworn

to keep your just regulations.

Psalms 119:111-112

119:111 I claim your rules as my permanent possession,

for they give me joy. ⁸ 

119:112 I am determined to obey ⁹  your statutes

at all times, to the very end.

John 6:68

6:68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

Acts 11:23

11:23 When ¹⁰  he came and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to remain true ¹¹  to the Lord with devoted hearts, ¹² 

[18:19]  ¹ tn Heb “For I have known him.” The verb יָדַע (yada’) here means “to recognize and treat in a special manner, to choose” (see Amos 3:2). It indicates that Abraham stood in a special covenantal relationship with the Lord.

[18:19]  ² tn Heb “and they will keep.” The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the subjective nuance of the preceding imperfect verbal form (translated “so that he may command”).

[18:19]  ³ tn The infinitive construct here indicates manner, explaining how Abraham’s children and his household will keep the way of the Lord.

[18:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “bring on.” The infinitive after לְמַעַן (lÿma’an) indicates result here.

[18:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “spoke to.”

[101:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “take notice of.”

[101:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will walk about in the integrity of my heart in the midst of my house.”

[119:111]  ⁸ tn Heb “for the joy of my heart [are] they.”

[119:112]  ⁹ tn Heb “I turn my heart to do.”

[11:23]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “Antioch, who when.” The relative pronoun was omitted and a new sentence was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style, due to the length of the sentence in Greek.

[11:23]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 883 s.v. προσμένω 1.a.β has “remain true to the Lord” for προσμένειν (prosmenein) in this verse.

[11:23]  ¹² tn Grk “with purpose of heart”; BDAG 869 s.v. πρόθεσις 2.a translates this phrase “purpose of heart, i.e. devotion” here.