Matthew 11:6

11:6 Blessed is anyone ¹  who takes no offense at me.”

Matthew 13:21

13:21 But he has no root in himself and does not endure; ²  when ³  trouble or persecution comes because of the word, immediately he falls away.

Matthew 24:9-10

Persecution of Disciples

24:9 “Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations ⁴  because of my name. ⁵  24:10 Then many will be led into sin, ⁶  and they will betray one another and hate one another.

Matthew 24:1

The Destruction of the Temple

24:1 Now ⁷  as Jesus was going out of the temple courts and walking away, his disciples came to show him the temple buildings. ⁸ 

Colossians 1:12-13

1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share ⁹  in the saints’ ¹⁰  inheritance in the light. 1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, ¹¹ 

Galatians 6:12

6:12 Those who want to make a good showing in external matters ¹²  are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so ¹³  only to avoid being persecuted ¹⁴  for the cross of Christ.

Galatians 6:1

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ¹⁵  if a person ¹⁶  is discovered in some sin, ¹⁷  you who are spiritual ¹⁸  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ¹⁹  Pay close attention ²⁰  to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

Galatians 3:3-5

3:3 Are you so foolish? Although you began ²¹  with ²²  the Spirit, are you now trying to finish ²³  by human effort? ²⁴  3:4 Have you suffered so many things for nothing? – if indeed it was for nothing. 3:5 Does God then give ²⁵  you the Spirit and work miracles among you by your doing the works of the law ²⁶  or by your believing what you heard? ²⁷ 

Galatians 3:2

3:2 The only thing I want to learn from you is this: Did you receive the Spirit by doing the works of the law ²⁸  or by believing what you heard? ²⁹ 

Galatians 4:16

4:16 So then, have I become your enemy by telling you the truth? ³⁰ 

Hebrews 10:29

10:29 How much greater punishment do you think that person deserves who has contempt for ³¹  the Son of God, and profanes ³²  the blood of the covenant that made him holy, ³³  and insults the Spirit of grace?

Revelation 2:10

2:10 Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown ³⁴  into prison so you may be tested, ³⁵  and you will experience suffering ³⁶  for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself. ³⁷ 

Revelation 2:13

2:13 ‘I know ³⁸  where you live – where Satan’s throne is. Yet ³⁹  you continue to cling ⁴⁰  to my name and you have not denied your ⁴¹  faith in me, ⁴²  even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, ⁴³  who was killed in your city ⁴⁴  where Satan lives.

[11:6]  ¹ tn Grk “whoever.”

[13:21]  ² tn Grk “is temporary.”

[13:21]  ³ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:9]  ⁴ tn Or “all the Gentiles” (the same Greek word may be translated “nations” or “Gentiles”).

[24:9]  ⁵ sn See Matt 5:10-12; 1 Cor 1:25-31.

[24:10]  ⁶ tn Or “many will fall away.” This could also refer to apostasy.

[24:1]  ⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic.

[24:1]  ⁸ sn The Jerusalem temple was widely admired around the world. See Josephus, Ant. 15.11 [15.380-425]; J. W. 5.5 [5.184-227] and Tacitus, History 5.8, who called it “immensely opulent.” Josephus compared it to a beautiful snowcapped mountain.

[1:12]  ⁹ tn BDAG 473 s.v. ἱκανόω states, “τινὰ εἴς τι someone for someth. Col 1:12.” The point of the text is that God has qualified the saints for a “share” or “portion” in the inheritance of the saints.

[1:12]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the inheritance of the saints.” The genitive noun τῶν ἁγίων (twn Jagiwn) is a possessive genitive: “the saints’ inheritance.”

[1:13]  ¹¹ tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).

[6:12]  ¹² tn Grk “in the flesh.” L&N 88.236 translates the phrase “those who force you to be circumcised are those who wish to make a good showing in external matters.”

[6:12]  ¹³ tn Grk “to be circumcised, only.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started with the words “They do so,” which were supplied to make a complete English sentence.

[6:12]  ¹⁴ tc ‡ Grk “so that they will not be persecuted.” The indicative after ἵνα μή (Jina mh) is unusual (though not unexampled elsewhere in the NT), making it the harder reading. The evidence is fairly evenly split between the indicative διώκονται (diwkontai; Ì⁴⁶ A C F G K L P 0278 6 81 104 326 629 1175 1505 pm) and the subjunctive διώκωνται (diwkwntai; א B D Ψ 33 365 1739 pm), with a slight preference for the subjunctive. However, since scribes would tend to change the indicative to a subjunctive due to syntactical requirements, the internal evidence is decidedly on the side of the indicative, suggesting that it is original.

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ¹⁶ tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ¹⁷ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ¹⁸ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ¹⁹ tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ²⁰ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

[3:3]  ²¹ tn Grk “Having begun”; the participle ἐναρξάμενοι (enarxamenoi) has been translated concessively.

[3:3]  ²² tn Or “by the Spirit.”

[3:3]  ²³ tn The verb ἐπιτελεῖσθε (epiteleisqe) has been translated as a conative present (see ExSyn 534). This is something the Galatians were attempting to do, but could not accomplish successfully.

[3:3]  ²⁴ tn Grk “in/by [the] flesh.”

[3:5]  ²⁵ tn Or “provide.”

[3:5]  ²⁶ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:5]  ²⁷ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith” (the same phrase as in v. 2).

[3:2]  ²⁸ tn Grk “by [the] works of [the] law,” a reference to observing the Mosaic law.

[3:2]  ²⁹ tn Grk “by [the] hearing of faith.”

[4:16]  ³⁰ tn Or “have I become your enemy because I am telling you the truth?” The participle ἀληθεύων (alhqeuwn) can be translated as a causal adverbial participle or as a participle of means (as in the translation).

[10:29]  ³¹ tn Grk “tramples under foot.”

[10:29]  ³² tn Grk “regarded as common.”

[10:29]  ³³ tn Grk “by which he was made holy.”

[2:10]  ³⁴ tn Grk “is about to throw some of you,” but the force is causative in context.

[2:10]  ³⁵ tn Or “tempted.”

[2:10]  ³⁶ tn Or “experience persecution,” “will be in distress” (see L&N 22.2).

[2:10]  ³⁷ tn Grk “crown of life,” with the genitive “of life” (τῆς ζωῆς, th" zwh") functioning in apposition to “crown” (στέφανον, stefanon): “the crown that consists of life.”

[2:13]  ³⁸ tc The shorter reading adopted here has superior ms support (א A C P 2053 al latt co), while the inclusion of “your works and” (τὰ ἔργα σου καί, ta erga sou kai) before “where you reside” is supported by the Byzantine witnesses and is evidently a secondary attempt to harmonize the passage with 2:2, 19; 3:1, 8, 15.

[2:13]  ³⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “Yet” to indicate the contrast between their location and their faithful behavior.

[2:13]  ⁴⁰ tn The present indicative verb κρατεῖς (kratei") has been translated as a progressive present.

[2:13]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “the faith”; here the Greek article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[2:13]  ⁴² tn Grk “the faith of me” (τὴν πίστιν μου, thn pistin mou) with the genitive “of me” (μου) functioning objectively.

[2:13]  ⁴³ tn Or “martyr.” The Greek word μάρτυς can mean either “witness” or “martyr.”

[2:13]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “killed among you.” The term “city” does not occur in the Greek text of course, but the expression παρ᾿ ὑμῖν, ὅπου ὁ σατανᾶς κατοικεῖ (par’ Jumin, {opou Jo satana" katoikei) seems to indicate that this is what is meant. See G. B. Caird, Revelation (HNTC), 36-38.