Luke 3:18

3:18 And in this way, ¹  with many other exhortations, John ²  proclaimed good news to the people.

Acts 13:15

13:15 After the reading from the law and the prophets, ³  the leaders of the synagogue ⁴  sent them a message, ⁵  saying, “Brothers, ⁶  if you have any message ⁷  of exhortation ⁸  for the people, speak it.” ⁹ 

Acts 14:22

14:22 They strengthened ¹⁰  the souls of the disciples and encouraged them to continue ¹¹  in the faith, saying, “We must enter the kingdom ¹²  of God through many persecutions.” ¹³ 

Acts 15:32

15:32 Both Judas and Silas, who were prophets themselves, encouraged and strengthened the brothers with a long speech. ¹⁴ 

Romans 12:8

12:8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.

Romans 12:1

Consecration of the Believer’s Life

12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, ¹⁵  by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God ¹⁶  – which is your reasonable service.

Romans 2:3

2:3 And do you think, ¹⁷  whoever you are, when you judge ¹⁸  those who practice such things and yet do them yourself, ¹⁹  that you will escape God’s judgment?

Romans 4:1

The Illustration of Justification

4:1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh, ²⁰  has discovered regarding this matter? ²¹ 

Romans 5:11

5:11 Not ²²  only this, but we also rejoice ²³  in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received this reconciliation.

Romans 5:14

5:14 Yet death reigned from Adam until Moses even over those who did not sin in the same way that Adam (who is a type ²⁴  of the coming one) transgressed. ²⁵ 

Romans 5:2

5:2 through whom we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice ²⁶  in the hope of God’s glory.

Romans 3:12

3:12 All have turned away,

together they have become worthless;

there is no one who shows kindness, not even one.” ²⁷ 

Romans 3:1

3:1 Therefore what advantage does the Jew have, or what is the value of circumcision?

Romans 4:13

4:13 For the promise ²⁸  to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not fulfilled through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Romans 6:2

6:2 Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Romans 6:2

6:2 Absolutely not! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Romans 4:2

4:2 For if Abraham was declared righteous ²⁹  by the works of the law, he has something to boast about – but not before God.

Titus 1:9

1:9 He must hold firmly to the faithful message as it has been taught, ³⁰  so that he will be able to give exhortation in such healthy teaching ³¹  and correct those who speak against it.

Titus 2:6

2:6 Encourage younger men likewise to be self-controlled, ³² 

Titus 2:9

2:9 Slaves ³³  are to be subject to their own masters in everything, ³⁴  to do what is wanted and not talk back,

Titus 2:15

2:15 So communicate these things with the sort of exhortation or rebuke ³⁵  that carries full authority. ³⁶  Don’t let anyone look down ³⁷  on you.

Hebrews 3:13

3:13 But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called “Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.

Hebrews 10:25

10:25 not abandoning our own meetings, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and even more so because you see the day ³⁸  drawing near. ³⁹ 

Hebrews 13:22

13:22 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, ⁴⁰  bear with my message of exhortation, for in fact I have written to you briefly.

Hebrews 13:1

Final Exhortations

13:1 Brotherly love must continue.

Hebrews 5:12

5:12 For though you should in fact be teachers by this time, ⁴¹  you need someone to teach you the beginning elements of God’s utterances. ⁴²  You have gone back to needing ⁴³  milk, not ⁴⁴  solid food.

[3:18]  ¹ tn On construction μὲν οὖν καί (men oun kai), see BDF §451.1.

[3:18]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:15]  ³ sn After the reading from the law and the prophets. In the 1st century Jewish synagogue, it was customary after the reading of the Torah (law) and prophets for men to give exhortation from the scriptures.

[13:15]  ⁴ tn Normally ἀρχισυνάγωγος (arcisunagwgo") refers to the “president of a synagogue” (so BDAG 139 s.v. and L&N 53.93). Since the term is plural here, however, and it would sound strange to the English reader to speak of “the presidents of the synagogue,” the alternative translation “leaders” is used. “Rulers” would also be acceptable, but does not convey quite the same idea.

[13:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “sent to them”; the word “message” is an understood direct object. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context, but must be supplied for the modern English reader.

[13:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “Men brothers,” but this is both awkward and unnecessary in English.

[13:15]  ⁷ tn Or “word.”

[13:15]  ⁸ tn Or “encouragement.”

[13:15]  ⁹ tn Or “give it.”

[14:22]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “to Antioch, strengthening.” Due to the length of the Greek sentence and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences, a new sentence was started here. This participle (ἐπιστηρίζοντες, episthrizonte") and the following one (παρακαλοῦντες, parakalounte") have been translated as finite verbs connected by the coordinating conjunction “and.”

[14:22]  ¹¹ sn And encouraged them to continue. The exhortations are like those noted in Acts 11:23; 13:43. An example of such a speech is found in Acts 20:18-35. Christianity is now characterized as “the faith.”

[14:22]  ¹² sn This reference to the kingdom of God clearly refers to its future arrival.

[14:22]  ¹³ tn Or “sufferings.”

[15:32]  ¹⁴ tn Here λόγου (logou) is singular. BDAG 599-600 s.v. λόγος 1.a.β has “in a long speech” for this phrase.

[12:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:13.

[12:1]  ¹⁶ tn The participle and two adjectives “alive, holy, and pleasing to God” are taken as predicates in relation to “sacrifice,” making the exhortation more emphatic. See ExSyn 618-19.

[2:3]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “do you think this,” referring to the clause in v. 3b.

[2:3]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “O man, the one who judges.”

[2:3]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “and do them.” The other words are supplied to bring out the contrast implied in this clause.

[4:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “according to natural descent” (BDAG 916 s.v. σάρξ 4).

[4:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “has found?”

[5:11]  ²² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

[5:11]  ²³ tn Or “exult, boast.”

[5:14]  ²⁴ tn Or “pattern.”

[5:14]  ²⁵ tn Or “disobeyed”; Grk “in the likeness of Adam’s transgression.”

[5:2]  ²⁶ tn Or “exult, boast.”

[3:12]  ²⁷ sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 14:1-3.

[4:13]  ²⁸ sn Although a singular noun, the promise is collective and does not refer only to Gen 12:7, but as D. Moo (Romans 1-8 [WEC], 279) points out, refers to multiple aspects of the promise to Abraham: multiplied descendants (Gen 12:2), possession of the land (Gen 13:15-17), and his becoming the vehicle of blessing to all people (Gen 12:13).

[4:2]  ²⁹ tn Or “was justified.”

[1:9]  ³⁰ tn Grk “the faithful message in accordance with the teaching” (referring to apostolic teaching).

[1:9]  ³¹ tn Grk “the healthy teaching” (referring to what was just mentioned).

[2:6]  ³² tn Or “sensible.”

[2:9]  ³³ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 1:1.

[2:9]  ³⁴ tn Or “to be subject to their own masters, to do what is wanted in everything.”

[2:15]  ³⁵ tn Or “reproof,” “censure.” The Greek word ἐλέγχω (elencw) implies exposing someone’s sin in order to bring correction.

[2:15]  ³⁶ tn Grk “speak these things and exhort and rebuke with all authority.”

[2:15]  ³⁷ tn Or “let anyone despise you”; or “let anyone disregard you.”

[10:25]  ³⁸ sn The day refers to that well-known time of Christ’s coming and judgment in the future; see a similar use of “day” in 1 Cor 3:13.

[10:25]  ³⁹ tn This paragraph (vv. 19-25) is actually a single, skillfully composed sentence in Greek, but it must be broken into shorter segments for English idiom. It begins with several subordinate phrases (since we have confidence and a great priest), has three parallel exhortations as its main verbs (let us draw near, hold, and take thought), and concludes with several subordinate phrases related to the final exhortation (not abandoning but encouraging).

[13:22]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 2:11.

[5:12]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “because of the time.”

[5:12]  ⁴² tn Grk “the elements of the beginning of the oracles of God.”

[5:12]  ⁴³ tn Grk “you have come to have a need for.”

[5:12]  ⁴⁴ tc ‡ Most texts, including some early and important ones (א² A B* D Ψ 0122 0278 1881 Ï sy Cl), have καί (kai, “and”) immediately preceding οὐ (ou, “not”), but other equally significant witnesses (Ì⁴⁶ א* B² C 33 81 1739 lat Or Did) lack the conjunction. As it was a natural tendency for scribes to add a coordinating conjunction, the καί appears to be a motivated reading. On balance, it is probably best to regard the shorter reading as authentic. NA²⁷ has καί in brackets, indicating doubts as to its authenticity.