Discovery BoxGenesis 6:3
Context6:3 So the Lord said, “My spirit will not remain in 1 humankind indefinitely, 2 since 3 they 4 are mortal. 5 They 6 will remain for 120 more years.” 7
Genesis 6:1
Context6:1 When humankind 8 began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born 9 to them, 10
Genesis 16:4
Context16:4 He had sexual relations with 11 Hagar, and she became pregnant. 12 Once Hagar realized she was pregnant, she despised Sarai. 13
Nehemiah 9:30
Context9:30 You prolonged your kindness 14 with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention, 15 so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples. 16
Psalms 51:11
ContextDo not take your Holy Spirit 18 away from me! 19
Isaiah 63:10
Context63:10 But they rebelled and offended 20 his holy Spirit, 21
so he turned into an enemy
and fought against them.
Acts 7:51
Context7:51 “You stubborn 22 people, with uncircumcised 23 hearts and ears! 24 You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors 25 did!
Acts 7:1
Context7:1 Then the high priest said, “Are these things true?” 26
Colossians 1:1
Context1:1 From Paul, 27 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Ephesians 4:30
Context4:30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Ephesians 4:1
Context4:1 I, therefore, the prisoner for the Lord, 28 urge you to live 29 worthily of the calling with which you have been called, 30
Ephesians 4:14
Context4:14 So 31 we are no longer to be children, tossed back and forth by waves and carried about by every wind of teaching by the trickery of people who craftily carry out their deceitful schemes. 32
Ephesians 4:2
Context4:2 with all humility and gentleness, 33 with patience, bearing with 34 one another in love,
Ephesians 1:6
Context1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace 35 that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son. 36
[6:3] 1 tn The verb form יָדוֹן (yadon) only occurs here. Some derive it from the verbal root דִּין (din, “to judge”) and translate “strive” or “contend with” (so NIV), but in this case one expects the form to be יָדִין (yadin). The Old Greek has “remain with,” a rendering which may find support from an Arabic cognate (see C. Westermann, Genesis, 1:375). If one interprets the verb in this way, then it is possible to understand רוּחַ (ruakh) as a reference to the divine life-giving spirit or breath, rather than the
[6:3] 3 tn The form בְּשַׁגַּם (bÿshagam) appears to be a compound of the preposition בְּ (beth, “in”), the relative שֶׁ (she, “who” or “which”), and the particle גַּם (gam, “also, even”). It apparently means “because even” (see BDB 980 s.v. שֶׁ).
[6:3] 4 tn Heb “he”; the plural pronoun has been used in the translation since “man” earlier in the verse has been understood as a collective (“humankind”).
[6:3] 6 tn See the note on “they” earlier in this verse.
[6:3] 7 tn Heb “his days will be 120 years.” Some interpret this to mean that the age expectancy of people from this point on would be 120, but neither the subsequent narrative nor reality favors this. It is more likely that this refers to the time remaining between this announcement of judgment and the coming of the flood.
[6:1] 8 tn The Hebrew text has the article prefixed to the noun. Here the article indicates the generic use of the word אָדָם (’adam): “humankind.”
[6:1] 9 tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) is circumstantial to the initial temporal clause. It could be rendered, “with daughters being born to them.” For another example of such a disjunctive clause following the construction וַיְהִיכִּי (vayÿhiki, “and it came to pass when”), see 2 Sam 7:1.
[6:1] 10 tn The pronominal suffix is third masculine plural, indicating that the antecedent “humankind” is collective.
[16:4] 11 tn Heb “entered to.” See the note on the same expression in v. 2.
[16:4] 12 tn Or “she conceived” (also in v. 5)
[16:4] 13 tn Heb “and she saw that she was pregnant and her mistress was despised in her eyes.” The Hebrew verb קָלַל (qalal) means “to despise, to treat lightly, to treat with contempt.” In Hagar’s opinion Sarai had been demoted.
[9:30] 14 tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
[9:30] 15 tn Heb “did not give ear to.”
[9:30] 16 tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”
[51:11] 17 tn Heb “do not cast me away from before you.”
[51:11] 18 sn Your Holy Spirit. The personal Spirit of God is mentioned frequently in the OT, but only here and in Isa 63:10-11 is he called “your/his Holy Spirit.”
[51:11] 19 sn Do not take…away. The psalmist expresses his fear that, due to his sin, God will take away the Holy Spirit from him. NT believers enjoy the permanent gift of the Holy Spirit and need not make such a request nor fear such a consequence. However, in the OT God’s Spirit empowered certain individuals for special tasks and only temporarily resided in them. For example, when God rejected Saul as king and chose David to replace him, the divine Spirit left Saul and came upon David (1 Sam 16:13-14).
[63:10] 20 tn Or “grieved, hurt the feelings of.”
[63:10] 21 sn The phrase “holy Spirit” occurs in the OT only here (in v. 11 as well) and in Ps 51:11 (51:13 HT), where it is associated with the divine presence.
[7:51] 22 sn Traditionally, “stiff-necked people.” Now the critique begins in earnest.
[7:51] 23 tn The term ἀπερίτμητοι (aperitmhtoi, “uncircumcised”) is a NT hapax legomenon (occurs only once). See BDAG 101-2 s.v. ἀπερίτμητος and Isa 52:1.
[7:51] 24 tn Or “You stubborn and obstinate people!” (The phrase “uncircumcised hearts and ears” is another figure for stubbornness.)
[7:51] 25 tn Or “forefathers”; Grk “fathers.”
[7:1] 26 tn Grk “If it is so concerning these things” (see BDAG 422 s.v. ἔχω 10.a for this use).
[1:1] 27 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
[4:1] 28 tn Grk “prisoner in the Lord.”
[4:1] 29 tn Grk “walk.” The verb “walk” in the NT letters refers to the conduct of one’s life, not to physical walking.
[4:1] 30 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.
[4:14] 31 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
[4:14] 32 tn While the sense of the passage is clear enough, translation in English is somewhat difficult. The Greek says: “by the trickery of men, by craftiness with the scheme of deceit.” The point is that the author is concerned about Christians growing into maturity. He is fearful that certain kinds of very cunning people, who are skilled at deceitful scheming, should come in and teach false doctrines which would in turn stunt the growth of the believers.
[4:2] 33 tn Or “meekness.” The word is often used in Hellenistic Greek of the merciful execution of justice on behalf of those who have no voice by those who are in a position of authority (Matt 11:29; 21:5).
[4:2] 34 tn Or “putting up with”; or “forbearing.”
[1:6] 35 tn Or “to the praise of his glorious grace.” Many translations translate δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ (doxh" th" carito" autou, literally “of the glory of his grace”) with τῆς χάριτος as an attributed genitive (cf., e.g., NIV, NRSV, ESV). The translation above has retained a literal rendering in order to make clear the relationship of this phrase to the other two similar phrases in v. 12 and 14, which affect the way one divides the material in the passage.
[1:6] 36 tn Grk “the beloved.” The term ἠγαπημένῳ (hgaphmenw) means “beloved,” but often bears connotations of “only beloved” in an exclusive sense. “His dearly loved Son” picks up this connotation.
