Luke 12:42

12:42 The Lord replied, ¹  “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, ²  whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, ³  to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

Luke 16:11

16:11 If then you haven’t been trustworthy ⁴  in handling worldly wealth, ⁵  who will entrust you with the true riches? ⁶ 

Luke 16:1

The Parable of the Clever Steward

16:1 Jesus ⁷  also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations ⁸  that his manager ⁹  was wasting ¹⁰  his assets.

Colossians 4:1-2

4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.

Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission

4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.

Colossians 1:17

1:17 He himself is before all things and all things are held together ¹¹  in him.

Galatians 2:7

2:7 On the contrary, when they saw ¹²  that I was entrusted with the gospel to the uncircumcised ¹³  just as Peter was to the circumcised ¹⁴ 

Galatians 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem ¹⁵  again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Galatians 1:11-12

Paul’s Vindication of His Apostleship

1:11 Now ¹⁶  I want you to know, brothers and sisters, ¹⁷  that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. ¹⁸  1:12 For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; ¹⁹  instead I received it ²⁰  by a revelation of Jesus Christ. ²¹ 

Galatians 6:1-2

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ²²  if a person ²³  is discovered in some sin, ²⁴  you who are spiritual ²⁵  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ²⁶  Pay close attention ²⁷  to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 1:14

1:14 I ²⁸  was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, ²⁹  and was ³⁰  extremely zealous for the traditions of my ancestors. ³¹ 

Galatians 1:2

1:2 and all the brothers with me, to the churches of Galatia.

Galatians 2:2

2:2 I went there ³²  because of ³³  a revelation and presented ³⁴  to them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I did so ³⁵  only in a private meeting with the influential people, ³⁶  to make sure that I was not running – or had not run ³⁷  – in vain.

Titus 1:3

1:3 But now in his own time ³⁸  he has made his message evident through the preaching I was entrusted with according to the command of God our Savior.

[12:42]  ¹ tn Grk “And the Lord said.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[12:42]  ² tn Or “administrator,” “steward” (L&N 37.39).

[12:42]  ³ tn This term, θεραπεία (qerapeia), describes the group of servants working in a particular household (L&N 46.6).

[16:11]  ⁴ tn Or “faithful.”

[16:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “the unrighteous mammon.” See the note on the phrase “worldly wealth” in v. 9.

[16:11]  ⁶ sn Entrust you with the true riches is a reference to future service for God. The idea is like 1 Cor 9:11, except there the imagery is reversed.

[16:1]  ⁷ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:1]  ⁸ tn These are not formal legal charges, but reports from friends, acquaintances, etc.; Grk “A certain man was rich who had a manager, and this one was reported to him as wasting his property.”

[16:1]  ⁹ sn His manager was the steward in charge of managing the house. He could have been a slave trained for the role.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “squandering.” This verb is graphic; it means to scatter (L&N 57.151).

[1:17]  ¹¹ tn BDAG 973 s.v. συνίστημι B.3 suggests “continue, endure, exist, hold together” here.

[2:7]  ¹² tn The participle ἰδόντες (idontes) has been taken temporally to retain the structure of the passage. Many modern translations, because of the length of the sentence here, translate this participle as a finite verb and break the Greek sentences into several English sentences (NIV, for example, begins new sentences at the beginning of both vv. 8 and 9).

[2:7]  ¹³ tn Grk “to the uncircumcision,” that is, to the Gentiles.

[2:7]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “to the circumcision,” a collective reference to the Jewish people.

[2:1]  ¹⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:11]  ¹⁶ tc ‡ The conjunction δέ (de) is found in Ì⁴⁶ א*^,2 A D¹ Ψ 1739 1881 Ï sy bo, while γάρ (gar) is the conjunction of choice in א¹ B D*^,c F G 33 pc lat sa. There are thus good representatives on each side. Scribes generally tended to prefer γάρ in such instances, most likely because it was more forceful and explicit. γάρ is thus seen as a motivated reading. For this reason, δέ is preferred.

[1:11]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “brothers,” but the Greek word may be used for “brothers and sisters” or “fellow Christians” as here (cf. BDAG 18 s.v. ἀδελφός 1, where considerable nonbiblical evidence for the plural ἀδελφοί [adelfoi] meaning “brothers and sisters” is cited).

[1:11]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “is not according to man.”

[1:12]  ¹⁹ tn Or “I did not receive it from a human source, nor was I taught it.”

[1:12]  ²⁰ tn The words “I received it” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[1:12]  ²¹ tn It is difficult to determine what kind of genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ (Ihsou Cristou) is. If it is a subjective genitive, the meaning is “a revelation from Jesus Christ” but if objective genitive, it is “a revelation about Jesus Christ.” Most likely this is objective since the explanation in vv. 15-16 mentions God revealing the Son to Paul so that he might preach, although the idea of a direct revelation to Paul at some point cannot be ruled out.

[6:1]  ²² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ²³ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ²⁴ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ²⁵ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ²⁶ tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ²⁷ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

[1:14]  ²⁸ tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation. Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[1:14]  ²⁹ tn Or “among my race.”

[1:14]  ³⁰ tn Grk “was advancing beyond…nation, being.” The participle ὑπάρχων (Juparcwn) was translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[1:14]  ³¹ sn The traditions of my ancestors refers to both Pharisaic and popular teachings of this time which eventually were codified in Jewish literature such as the Mishnah, Midrashim, and Targums.

[2:2]  ³² tn Grk “I went up”; one always spoke idiomatically of going “up” to Jerusalem.

[2:2]  ³³ tn Or “in accordance with.” According to BDAG 512 s.v. κατά B.5.a.δ, “Oft. the norm is at the same time the reason, so that in accordance with and because of are merged…Instead of ‘in accordance w.’ κ. can mean simply because of, as a result of, on the basis of…κ. ἀποκάλυψιν Gal 2:2.”

[2:2]  ³⁴ tn Or “set before them.”

[2:2]  ³⁵ tn Grk “Gentiles, but only privately…to make sure.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started with “But” and the words “I did so,” an implied repetition from the previous clause, were supplied to make a complete English sentence.

[2:2]  ³⁶ tn L&N 87.42 has “important persons, influential persons, prominent persons” for οἱ δοκοῦντες and translates this phrase in Gal 2:2 as “in a private meeting with the prominent persons.” The “prominent people” referred to here are the leaders of the Jerusalem church.

[2:2]  ³⁷ tn Here the first verb (τρέχω, trecw, “was not running”) is present subjunctive, while the second (ἔδραμον, edramon, “had not run”) is aorist indicative.

[1:3]  ³⁸ tn The Greek text emphasizes the contrast between vv. 2b and 3a: God promised this long ago but now has revealed it in his own time.