John 6:15

6:15 Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. ¹ 

John 6:64

6:64 But there are some of you who do not believe.” (For Jesus had already known from the beginning who those were who did not believe, and who it was who would betray him.) ² 

Psalms 78:37

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ³ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Psalms 106:12-14

106:12 They believed his promises; ⁴ 

they sang praises to him.

106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; ⁵ 

they did not wait for his instructions. ⁶ 

106:14 In the wilderness they had an insatiable craving ⁷  for meat; ⁸ 

they challenged God ⁹  in the desert.

Ezekiel 33:31

33:31 They come to you in crowds, ¹⁰  and they sit in front of you as ¹¹  my people. They hear your words, but do not obey ¹²  them. For they talk lustfully, ¹³  and their heart is set on ¹⁴  their own advantage. ¹⁵ 

Acts 8:18-21

8:18 Now Simon, when he saw that the Spirit ¹⁶  was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, offered them money, 8:19 saying, “Give me this power ¹⁷  too, so that everyone I place my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.” 8:20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, ¹⁸  because you thought you could acquire ¹⁹  God’s gift with money! 8:21 You have no share or part ²⁰  in this matter ²¹  because your heart is not right before God!

Romans 16:18

16:18 For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds ²²  of the naive.

Philippians 2:21

2:21 Others are busy with their own concerns, not those of Jesus Christ.

Philippians 3:19

3:19 Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, they exult in their shame, and they think about earthly things. ²³ 

Philippians 3:1

True and False Righteousness

3:1 Finally, my brothers and sisters, ²⁴  rejoice in the Lord! To write this again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you.

Philippians 1:5

1:5 because of your participation ²⁵  in the gospel from the first day until now. ²⁶ 

James 4:3-4

4:3 you ask and do not receive because you ask wrongly, so you can spend it on your passions.

4:4 Adulterers, do you not know that friendship with the world means hostility toward God? ²⁷  So whoever decides to be the world’s friend makes himself God’s enemy.

[6:15]  ¹ sn Jesus, knowing that his “hour” had not yet come (and would not, in this fashion) withdrew again up the mountainside alone. The ministry of miracles in Galilee, ending with this, the multiplication of the bread (the last public miracle in Galilee recorded by John) aroused such a popular response that there was danger of an uprising. This would have given the authorities a legal excuse to arrest Jesus. The nature of Jesus’ kingship will become an issue again in the passion narrative of the Fourth Gospel (John 18:33ff.). Furthermore, the volatile reaction of the Galileans to the signs prepares for and foreshadows the misunderstanding of the miracle itself, and even the misunderstanding of Jesus’ explanation of it (John 6:22-71).

[6:64]  ² sn This is a parenthetical comment by the author.

[78:37]  ³ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[106:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “his words.”

[106:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “his works.”

[106:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “his counsel.”

[106:14]  ⁷ sn They had an insatiable craving. This is described in Num 11:4-35.

[106:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “they craved [with] a craving.”

[106:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “they tested God.”

[33:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “as people come.” Apparently this is an idiom indicating that they come in crowds. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:264.

[33:31]  ¹¹ tn The word “as” is supplied in the translation.

[33:31]  ¹² tn Heb “do.”

[33:31]  ¹³ tn Heb “They do lust with their mouths.”

[33:31]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “goes after.”

[33:31]  ¹⁵ tn The present translation understands the term often used for “unjust gain” in a wider sense, following M. Greenberg, who also notes that the LXX uses a term which can describe either sexual or ritual pollution. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:687.

[8:18]  ¹⁶ tc Most witnesses (Ì^45,74 A* C D E Ψ 33 1739 Ï latt sy bo) here read “the Holy Spirit” (τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον, to pneuma to {agion), while a few key mss have simply τὸ πνεῦμα (א A^c B sa mae). Although it is possible that some scribes omitted τὸ ἅγιον because of its perceived superfluity (note vv. 15, 17, 19), it is far more likely that others added the adjective out of pious motives.

[8:19]  ¹⁷ tn Or “ability”; Grk “authority.”

[8:20]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “May your silver together with you be sent into destruction.” This is a strong curse. The gifts of God are sovereignly bestowed and cannot be purchased.

[8:20]  ¹⁹ tn Or “obtain.”

[8:21]  ²⁰ tn The translation “share or part” is given by L&N 63.13.

[8:21]  ²¹ tn Since the semantic range for λόγος (logos) is so broad, a number of different translations could be given for the prepositional phrase here. Something along the lines of “in this thing” would work well, but is too colloquial for the present translation.

[16:18]  ²² tn Grk “hearts.”

[3:19]  ²³ tn Grk “whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly and glory is their shame, these who think of earthly things.”

[3:1]  ²⁴ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[1:5]  ²⁵ sn Your participation (Grk “fellowship”) could refer to Paul rejoicing because of the Philippian converts’ “fellowship” in the gospel along with him, but it is more likely that this refers to their active “participation” with him in the gospel by means of the financial support they sent to Paul on more than one occasion, discussed later in this letter (4:10-19, esp. 4:15-16).

[1:5]  ²⁶ tn Several alternatives for translating vv. 3-5 are possible: (1) “I thank my God every time I remember you, yes, always in my every prayer for all of you. I pray with joy because of your participation…” (see NAB; also M. Silva, Philippians [BECNT], 43-44; G. D. Fee, Philippians [NICNT], 76-80); (2) “I thank my God because of your every remembrance of me. Always in my every prayer for all of you I pray with joy. [I am grateful] for your participation…” (see Moffatt; also P. T. O’Brien, Philippians [NIGTC], 58-61). Option (1) is quite similar to the translation above, but sees v. 4a as more or less parenthetical. Option (2) is significantly different in that Paul thanks God because the Philippians remember him rather than when he remembers them.

[4:4]  ²⁷ tn Grk “is hostility toward God.”