John 6:52

6:52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus ¹  began to argue with one another, ²  “How can this man ³  give us his flesh to eat?”

Acts 7:26

7:26 The next day Moses ⁴  saw two men ⁵  fighting, and tried to make peace between ⁶  them, saying, ‘Men, you are brothers; why are you hurting one another?’

Acts 23:9

23:9 There was a great commotion, ⁷  and some experts in the law ⁸  from the party of the Pharisees stood up ⁹  and protested strongly, ¹⁰  “We find nothing wrong ¹¹  with this man. What if a spirit or an angel has spoken to him?”

James 4:2

4:2 You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask;

[6:52]  ¹ tn Grk “Then the Jews began to argue.” Here the translation restricts the phrase to those Jews who were hostile to Jesus (cf. BDAG 479 s.v. ᾿Ιουδαῖος 2.e.β), since the “crowd” mentioned in 6:22-24 was almost all Jewish (as suggested by their addressing Jesus as “Rabbi” (6:25). See also the note on the phrase “the Jews who were hostile to Jesus” in v. 41.

[6:52]  ² tn Grk “with one another, saying.”

[6:52]  ³ tn Grk “this one,” “this person.”

[7:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Moses) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[7:26]  ⁵ tn Grk “saw them”; the context makes clear that two individuals were involved (v. 27).

[7:26]  ⁶ tn Or “tried to reconcile” (BDAG 964-65 s.v. συναλλάσσω).

[23:9]  ⁷ tn Or “clamor” (cf. BDAG 565 s.v. κραυγή 1.a, which has “there arose a loud outcry” here, and Exod 12:30).

[23:9]  ⁸ tn Or “and some scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 4:5.

[23:9]  ⁹ tn Grk “standing up.” The participle ἀναστάντες (anastante") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[23:9]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “protested strongly, saying.” L&N 39.27 has “διαμάχομαι: to fight or contend with, involving severity and thoroughness – ‘to protest strongly, to contend with.’…‘some scribes from the party of the Pharisees protested strongly’ Ac 23:9.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

[23:9]  ¹¹ sn “We find nothing wrong with this man.” Here is another declaration of innocence. These leaders recognized the possibility that Paul might have the right to make his claim.