Discovery BoxMatthew 21:27
Context21:27 So 1 they answered Jesus, 2 “We don’t know.” 3 Then he said to them, “Neither will I tell you 4 by what authority 5 I am doing these things.
Job 32:15-16
Context32:15 “They are dismayed 7 and cannot answer any more;
they have nothing left to say. 8
32:16 And I have waited. 9 But because they do not speak,
because they stand there and answer no more,
Isaiah 50:2-9
Context50:2 Why does no one challenge me when I come?
Why does no one respond when I call? 10
Is my hand too weak 11 to deliver 12 you?
Do I lack the power to rescue you?
Look, with a mere shout 13 I can dry up the sea;
I can turn streams into a desert,
so the fish rot away and die
from lack of water. 14
50:3 I can clothe the sky in darkness;
I can cover it with sackcloth.”
50:4 The sovereign Lord has given me the capacity to be his spokesman, 15
so that I know how to help the weary. 16
He wakes me up every morning;
he makes me alert so I can listen attentively as disciples do. 17
50:5 The sovereign Lord has spoken to me clearly; 18
I have not rebelled,
I have not turned back.
50:6 I offered my back to those who attacked, 19
my jaws to those who tore out my beard;
I did not hide my face
from insults and spitting.
50:7 But the sovereign Lord helps me,
so I am not humiliated.
For that reason I am steadfastly resolved; 20
I know I will not be put to shame.
50:8 The one who vindicates me is close by.
Who dares to argue with me? Let us confront each other! 21
Who is my accuser? 22 Let him challenge me! 23
50:9 Look, the sovereign Lord helps me.
Who dares to condemn me?
Look, all of them will wear out like clothes;
a moth will eat away at them.
Luke 13:17
Context13:17 When 24 he said this all his adversaries were humiliated, 25 but 26 the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things 27 he was doing. 28
Luke 14:6
Context14:6 But 29 they could not reply 30 to this.
John 8:7-9
Context8:7 When they persisted in asking him, he stood up straight 31 and replied, 32 “Whoever among you is guiltless 33 may be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8:8 Then 34 he bent over again and wrote on the ground.
8:9 Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, 35 until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
Acts 4:14
Context4:14 And because they saw the man who had been healed standing with them, they had nothing to say against this. 36
[21:27] 1 tn Here δέ (de) has been translated as “So” to indicate that the clause is a result of the deliberations of the leaders.
[21:27] 2 tn Grk “answering Jesus, they said.” This construction is somewhat awkward in English and has been simplified in the translation.
[21:27] 3 sn Very few questions could have so completely revealed the wicked intentions of the religious leaders. Jesus’ question revealed the motivation of the religious leaders and exposed them for what they really were – hypocrites. They indicted themselves when they cited only two options and chose neither of them (“We do not know”). The point of Matt 21:23-27 is that no matter what Jesus said in response to their question, they were not going to believe it and would in the end use it against him.
[21:27] 4 sn Neither will I tell you. Though Jesus gave no answer, the analogy he used to their own question makes his view clear. His authority came from heaven.
[21:27] 5 tn On this phrase, see BDAG 844 s.v. ποῖος 2.a.γ. This is exactly the same phrase as in v. 23.
[32:15] 6 sn Elihu now will give another reason why he will speak – the arguments of these friends failed miserably. But before he gets to his argument, he will first qualify his authority.
[32:15] 7 tn The verb חַתּוּ (khattu) is from חָתַת (khatat) which means “to be terrified.” But here it stresses the resulting dilemma. R. Gordis (Job, 369) renders it, “they are shattered, beaten in an argument.”
[32:15] 8 tn Heb “words have moved away from them,” meaning words are gone from them, they have nothing left to say.
[32:16] 9 tn Some commentators take this as a question: “And shall [or must] I wait because they do not speak?” (A. B. Davidson, R. Gordis). But this is not convincing because the silence of the friends is the reason for him to speak, not to wait.
[50:2] 10 sn The present tense translation of the verbs assumes that the Lord is questioning why Israel does not attempt to counter his arguments. Another possibility is to take the verbs as referring to past events: “Why did no one meet me when I came? Why did no one answer when I called?” In this case the Lord might be asking why Israel rejected his calls to repent and his offer to deliver them.
[50:2] 11 tn Heb “short” (so NAB, NASB, NIV).
[50:2] 12 tn Or “ransom” (NAB, NASB, NIV).
[50:2] 13 tn Heb “with my rebuke.”
[50:2] 14 tn Heb “the fish stink from lack of water and die from thirst.”
[50:4] 15 tn Heb “has given to me a tongue of disciples.”
[50:4] 16 tc Heb “to know [?] the weary with a word.” Comparing it with Arabic and Aramaic cognates yields the meaning of “help, sustain.” Nevertheless, the meaning of עוּת (’ut) is uncertain. The word occurs only here in the OT (see BDB 736 s.v.). Various scholars have suggested an emendation to עָנוֹת (’anot) from עָנָה (’anah, “answer”): “so that I know how to respond kindly to the weary.” Since the Qumran scroll 1QIsaa and the Vulgate support the MT reading, that reading is retained.
[50:4] 17 tn Heb “he arouses for me an ear, to hear like disciples.”
[50:5] 18 tn Or perhaps, “makes me obedient.” The text reads literally, “has opened for me an ear.”
[50:6] 19 tn Or perhaps, “who beat [me].”
[50:7] 20 tn Heb “Therefore I set my face like flint.”
[50:8] 21 tn Heb “Let us stand together!”
[50:8] 22 tn Heb “Who is the master of my judgment?”
[50:8] 23 tn Heb “let him approach me”; NAB, NIV “Let him confront me.”
[13:17] 24 tn Grk “And when.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
[13:17] 25 tn Or “were put to shame.”
[13:17] 26 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
[13:17] 27 sn Concerning all the wonderful things see Luke 7:16; 19:37.
[13:17] 28 tn Grk “that were being done by him.” The passive has been converted to an active construction in the translation.
[14:6] 29 tn καί (kai) has been translated here as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context. The experts, who should be expected to know the law, are unable to respond to Jesus’ question.
[14:6] 30 sn They could not reply. Twice in the scene, the experts remain silent (see v. 4). That, along with the presence of power working through Jesus, serves to indicate endorsement of his work and message.
[8:7] 31 tn Or “he straightened up.”
[8:7] 32 tn Grk “and said to them.”
[8:8] 34 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style generally does not.
