Joshua 1:9
Context1:9 I repeat, 1 be strong and brave! Don’t be afraid and don’t panic, 2 for I, the Lord your God, am with you in all you do.” 3
Joshua 1:1
Context1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:
Joshua 1:1
Context1:1 After Moses the Lord’s servant died, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant:
Matthew 28:20
Context28:20 teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, 4 I am with you 5 always, to the end of the age.” 6
[1:9] 1 tn Heb “Have I not commanded you?” The rhetorical question emphasizes the importance of the following command by reminding the listener that it is being repeated.
[1:9] 2 tn Or perhaps, “don’t get discouraged!”
[1:9] 3 tn Heb “in all which you go.”
[28:20] 4 tn The Greek word ἰδού (idou) has been translated here as “remember” (BDAG 468 s.v. 1.c).
[28:20] 5 sn I am with you. Matthew’s Gospel begins with the prophecy that the Savior’s name would be “Emmanuel, that is, ‘God with us,’” (1:23, in which the author has linked Isa 7:14 and 8:8, 10 together) and it ends with Jesus’ promise to be with his disciples forever. The Gospel of Matthew thus forms an inclusio about Jesus in his relationship to his people that suggests his deity.
[28:20] 6 tc Most