Psalms 105:3-4

105:3 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence continually!

Luke 24:5

24:5 The ¹  women ²  were terribly frightened ³  and bowed ⁴  their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living ⁵  among the dead?

John 20:13-15

20:13 They said ⁶  to her, “Woman, ⁷  why are you weeping?” Mary replied, ⁸  “They have taken my Lord away, and I do not know where they have put him!” 20:14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, ⁹  but she did not know that it was Jesus.

20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she ¹⁰  thought he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.”

Hebrews 1:14

1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those ¹¹  who will inherit salvation?

[24:5]  ¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:5]  ² tn Grk “they”; the referent (the women) has been specified in the translation for clarity (the same has been done in v. 8).

[24:5]  ³ tn Or “They were extremely afraid.”

[24:5]  ⁴ sn Bowed their faces to the ground. Such respect for angels is common: Dan 7:28; 10:9, 15.

[24:5]  ⁵ sn By referring to Jesus as the living, the angels make it clear that he is alive. There should be no surprise.

[20:13]  ⁶ tn The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here.

[20:13]  ⁷ sn Woman was a polite form of address (see BDAG 208-9 s.v. γυνή 1), similar to “Madam” or “Ma’am” used in English in different regions. This occurs again in v. 15.

[20:13]  ⁸ tn Grk “She said to them.”

[20:14]  ⁹ tn The word “there” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[20:15]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “that one” (referring to Mary Magdalene).

[1:14]  ¹¹ tn Grk “sent for service for the sake of those.”