John 7:17

7:17 If anyone wants to do God’s will, ¹  he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority. ² 

John 14:6

14:6 Jesus replied, ³  “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. ⁴  No one comes to the Father except through me.

Job 33:28

33:28 He redeemed my life ⁵ 

from going down to the place of corruption,

and my life sees the light!’

Psalms 49:19

49:19 But he will join his ancestors; ⁶ 

they will never again see the light of day. ⁷ 

Revelation 21:24

21:24 The nations ⁸  will walk by its light and the kings of the earth will bring their grandeur ⁹  into it.

[7:17]  ¹ tn Grk “his will.”

[7:17]  ² tn Grk “or whether I speak from myself.”

[14:6]  ³ tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”

[14:6]  ⁴ tn Or “I am the way, even the truth and the life.”

[33:28]  ⁵ sn See note on “him” in v. 24.

[49:19]  ⁶ tn Verses 18-19a are one long sentence in the Hebrew text, which reads: “Though he blesses his soul in his life, [saying], ‘And let them praise you, for you do well for yourself,’ it [that is, his soul] will go to the generation of his fathers.” This has been divided into two sentences in the translation for clarity, in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences.

[49:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “light.” The words “of day” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[21:24]  ⁸ tn Or “the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “Gentiles” or “nations”).

[21:24]  ⁹ tn Or “splendor”; Grk “glory.”