Micah 7:9

7:9 I must endure ¹  the Lord’s anger,

for I have sinned against him.

But then ²  he will defend my cause, ³ 

and accomplish justice on my behalf.

He will lead me out into the light;

I will experience firsthand ⁴  his deliverance. ⁵ 

John 3:20-21

3:20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed. 3:21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God. ⁶ 

John 3:1

Conversation with Nicodemus

3:1 Now a certain man, a Pharisee ⁷  named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council, ⁸ 

Colossians 4:5

4:5 Conduct yourselves ⁹  with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.

Hebrews 1:13

1:13 But to which of the angels ¹⁰  has he ever said, “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet”? ¹¹ 

[7:9]  ¹ tn Heb “lift, bear.”

[7:9]  ² tn Heb “until.”

[7:9]  ³ tn Or “plead my case” (NASB and NIV both similar); NRSV “until he takes my side.”

[7:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “see.”

[7:9]  ⁵ tn Or “justice, vindication.”

[3:21]  ⁶ sn John 3:16-21 provides an introduction to the (so-called) “realized” eschatology of the Fourth Gospel: Judgment has come; eternal life may be possessed now, in the present life, as well as in the future. The terminology “realized eschatology” was originally coined by E. Haenchen and used by J. Jeremias in discussion with C. H. Dodd, but is now characteristically used to describe Dodd’s own formulation. See L. Goppelt, Theology of the New Testament, 1:54, note 10, and R. E. Brown (John [AB], 1:cxvii-cxviii) for further discussion. Especially important to note is the element of choice portrayed in John’s Gospel. If there is a twofold reaction to Jesus in John’s Gospel, it should be emphasized that that reaction is very much dependent on a person’s choice, a choice that is influenced by his way of life, whether his deeds are wicked or are done in God (John 3:20-21). For John there is virtually no trace of determinism at the surface. Only when one looks beneath the surface does one find statements like “no one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draws him” (John 6:44).

[3:1]  ⁷ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[3:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “a ruler of the Jews” (denoting a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[4:5]  ⁹ tn Grk “walk.” The verb περιπατέω (peripatew) is a common NT idiom for one’s lifestyle, behavior, or manner of conduct (L&N 41.11).

[1:13]  ¹⁰ sn The parallel phrases to which of the angels in vv. 5 and 13 show the unity of this series of quotations (vv. 5-14) in revealing the superiority of the Son over angels (v. 4).

[1:13]  ¹¹ sn A quotation from Ps 110:1.