John 6:63

6:63 The Spirit is the one who gives life; human nature is of no help! ¹  The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life. ² 

John 6:68

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

Acts 13:26

13:26 Brothers, ³  descendants ⁴  of Abraham’s family, ⁵  and those Gentiles among you who fear God, ⁶  the message ⁷  of this salvation has been sent to us.

Acts 13:2

13:2 While they were serving ⁸  the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart ⁹  for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.”

Acts 2:15-17

2:15 In spite of what you think, these men are not drunk, ¹⁰  for it is only nine o’clock in the morning. ¹¹  2:16 But this is what was spoken about through the prophet Joel: ¹² 

2:17 ‘And in the last days ¹³  it will be,’ God says,

‘that I will pour out my Spirit on all people, ¹⁴ 

and your sons and your daughters will prophesy,

and your young men will see visions,

and your old men will dream dreams.

Hebrews 4:12

4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is able to judge the desires and thoughts of the heart.

Hebrews 4:1

God’s Promised Rest

4:1 Therefore we must be wary ¹⁵  that, while the promise of entering his rest remains open, none of you may seem to have come short of it.

Hebrews 1:1

Introduction: God Has Spoken Fully and Finally in His Son

1:1 After God spoke long ago ¹⁶  in various portions ¹⁷  and in various ways ¹⁸  to our ancestors ¹⁹  through the prophets,

Hebrews 1:1

Introduction: God Has Spoken Fully and Finally in His Son

1:1 After God spoke long ago ²⁰  in various portions ²¹  and in various ways ²²  to our ancestors ²³  through the prophets,

Hebrews 1:1

Introduction: God Has Spoken Fully and Finally in His Son

1:1 After God spoke long ago ²⁴  in various portions ²⁵  and in various ways ²⁶  to our ancestors ²⁷  through the prophets,

[6:63]  ¹ tn Grk “the flesh counts for nothing.”

[6:63]  ² tn Or “are spirit-giving and life-producing.”

[13:26]  ³ tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.

[13:26]  ⁴ tn Grk “sons”

[13:26]  ⁵ tn Or “race.”

[13:26]  ⁶ tn Grk “and those among you who fear God,” but this is practically a technical term for the category called God-fearers, Gentiles who worshiped the God of Israel and in many cases kept the Mosaic law, but did not take the final step of circumcision necessary to become a proselyte to Judaism. See further K. G. Kuhn, TDNT 6:732-34, 743-44. Note how Paul includes God-fearing Gentiles as recipients of this promise.

[13:26]  ⁷ tn Grk “word.”

[13:2]  ⁸ tn This term is frequently used in the LXX of the service performed by priests and Levites in the tabernacle (Exod 28:35, 43; 29:30; 30:20; 35:19; 39:26; Num 1:50; 3:6, 31) and the temple (2 Chr 31:2; 35:3; Joel 1:9, 13; 2:17, and many more examples). According to BDAG 591 s.v. λειτουργέω 1.b it is used “of other expression of religious devotion.” Since the previous verse described the prophets and teachers in the church at Antioch, it is probable that the term here describes two of them (Barnabas and Saul) as they were serving in that capacity. Since they were not in Jerusalem where the temple was located, general religious service is referred to here.

[13:2]  ⁹ tn Or “Appoint.”

[2:15]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “These men are not drunk, as you suppose.”

[2:15]  ¹¹ tn Grk “only the third hour.”

[2:16]  ¹² sn Note how in the quotation that follows all genders, ages, and classes are included. The event is like a hope Moses expressed in Num 11:29.

[2:17]  ¹³ sn The phrase in the last days is not quoted from Joel, but represents Peter’s interpretive explanation of the current events as falling “in the last days.”

[2:17]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “on all flesh.”

[4:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “let us fear.”

[1:1]  ¹⁶ tn Or “spoke formerly.”

[1:1]  ¹⁷ tn Or “parts.” The idea is that God’s previous revelation came in many parts and was therefore fragmentary or partial (L&N 63.19), in comparison with the final and complete revelation contained in God’s Son. However, some interpret πολυμερῶς (polumerw") in Heb 1:1 to mean “on many different occasions” and would thus translate “many times” (L&N 67.11). This is the option followed by the NIV: “at many times and in various ways.” Finally, this word is also understood to refer to the different manners in which something may be done, and would then be translated “in many different ways” (L&N 89.81). In this last case, the two words πολυμερῶς and πολυτρόπως (polutropw") mutually reinforce one another (“in many and various ways,” NRSV).

[1:1]  ¹⁸ tn These two phrases are emphasized in Greek by being placed at the beginning of the sentence and by alliteration.

[1:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “to the fathers.”

[1:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “spoke formerly.”

[1:1]  ²¹ tn Or “parts.” The idea is that God’s previous revelation came in many parts and was therefore fragmentary or partial (L&N 63.19), in comparison with the final and complete revelation contained in God’s Son. However, some interpret πολυμερῶς (polumerw") in Heb 1:1 to mean “on many different occasions” and would thus translate “many times” (L&N 67.11). This is the option followed by the NIV: “at many times and in various ways.” Finally, this word is also understood to refer to the different manners in which something may be done, and would then be translated “in many different ways” (L&N 89.81). In this last case, the two words πολυμερῶς and πολυτρόπως (polutropw") mutually reinforce one another (“in many and various ways,” NRSV).

[1:1]  ²² tn These two phrases are emphasized in Greek by being placed at the beginning of the sentence and by alliteration.

[1:1]  ²³ tn Grk “to the fathers.”

[1:1]  ²⁴ tn Or “spoke formerly.”

[1:1]  ²⁵ tn Or “parts.” The idea is that God’s previous revelation came in many parts and was therefore fragmentary or partial (L&N 63.19), in comparison with the final and complete revelation contained in God’s Son. However, some interpret πολυμερῶς (polumerw") in Heb 1:1 to mean “on many different occasions” and would thus translate “many times” (L&N 67.11). This is the option followed by the NIV: “at many times and in various ways.” Finally, this word is also understood to refer to the different manners in which something may be done, and would then be translated “in many different ways” (L&N 89.81). In this last case, the two words πολυμερῶς and πολυτρόπως (polutropw") mutually reinforce one another (“in many and various ways,” NRSV).

[1:1]  ²⁶ tn These two phrases are emphasized in Greek by being placed at the beginning of the sentence and by alliteration.

[1:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “to the fathers.”