Matthew 24:26

24:26 So then, if someone ¹  says to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ ²  do not go out, or ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

Luke 2:29

2:29 “Now, according to your word, ³  Sovereign Lord, ⁴  permit ⁵  your servant ⁶  to depart ⁷  in peace.

Luke 12:43

12:43 Blessed is that slave ⁸  whom his master finds at work ⁹  when he returns.

Luke 12:1

Fear God, Not People

12:1 Meanwhile, ¹⁰  when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus ¹¹  began to speak first to his disciples, “Be on your guard against ¹²  the yeast of the Pharisees, ¹³  which is hypocrisy. ¹⁴ 

Colossians 1:8

1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹⁵  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Philippians 1:10

1:10 so that you can decide what is best, and thus be sincere and blameless for the day of Christ,

Philippians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul ¹⁶  and Timothy, slaves ¹⁷  of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, ¹⁸  with the overseers ¹⁹  and deacons.

Philippians 3:13

3:13 Brothers and sisters, ²⁰  I do not consider myself to have attained this. Instead I am single-minded: ²¹  Forgetting the things that are behind and reaching out for the things that are ahead,

Philippians 1:23

1:23 I feel torn between the two, ²²  because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,

[24:26]  ¹ tn Grk “they say.” The third person plural is used here as an indefinite and translated “someone” (ExSyn 402).

[24:26]  ² tn Or “in the desert.”

[2:29]  ³ sn The phrase according to your word again emphasizes that God will perform his promise.

[2:29]  ⁴ tn The Greek word translated here by “Sovereign Lord” is δεσπότης (despoth").

[2:29]  ⁵ sn This short prophetic declaration is sometimes called the Nunc dimittis, which comes from the opening phrase of the saying in Latin, “now dismiss,” a fairly literal translation of the Greek verb ἀπολύεις (apolueis, “now release”) in this verse.

[2:29]  ⁶ tn Here the Greek word δοῦλος (doulos, “slave”) has been translated “servant” since it acts almost as an honorific term for one specially chosen and appointed to carry out the Lord’s tasks.

[2:29]  ⁷ tn Grk “now release your servant.”

[12:43]  ⁸ tn See the note on the word “slave” in 7:2.

[12:43]  ⁹ tn That is, doing his job, doing what he is supposed to be doing.

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn The phrase ἐν οἷς (en Jois) can be translated “meanwhile.”

[12:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ¹² tn According to L&N 27.59, “to pay attention to, to keep on the lookout for, to be alert for, to be on your guard against.” This is another Lukan present imperative calling for constant vigilance.

[12:1]  ¹³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 5:17.

[12:1]  ¹⁴ sn The pursuit of popularity can lead to hypocrisy, if one is not careful.

[1:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:1]  ¹⁷ tn Traditionally, “servants” or “bondservants.” Though δοῦλος (doulos) is normally translated “servant,” the word does not bear the connotation of a free individual serving another. BDAG notes that “‘servant’ for ‘slave’ is largely confined to Biblical transl. and early American times…in normal usage at the present time the two words are carefully distinguished” (BDAG 260 s.v.). The most accurate translation is “bondservant” (sometimes found in the ASV for δοῦλος), in that it often indicates one who sells himself into slavery to another. But as this is archaic, few today understand its force.

[1:1]  ¹⁸ map For location see JP1 C1; JP2 C1; JP3 C1; JP4 C1.

[1:1]  ¹⁹ sn The overseers (or “church leaders,” L&N 53.71) is another term for the same official position of leadership as the “elder.” This is seen in the interchange of the two terms in Titus 1:6-7 and in Acts 20:17, 28, as well as in the parallels between Titus 1:6-7 and 1 Tim 3:1-7.

[3:13]  ²⁰ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

[3:13]  ²¹ tn Grk “But this one thing (I do).”

[1:23]  ²² tn Grk “I am hard-pressed between the two.” Cf. L&N 30.18.