Psalms 37:3

37:3 Trust in the Lord and do what is right!

Settle in the land and maintain your integrity! ¹ 

Psalms 37:27

37:27 Turn away from evil! Do what is right! ² 

Then you will enjoy lasting security. ³ 

Ecclesiastes 3:12

Enjoy Life in the Present

3:12 I have concluded ⁴  that there is nothing better for people ⁵ 

than ⁶  to be happy and to enjoy

themselves ⁷  as long as they live,

Matthew 5:43

Love for Enemies

5:43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ ⁸  and ‘hate your enemy.’

Mark 3:4

3:4 Then ⁹  he said to them, “Is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath, or evil, to save a life or destroy it?” But they were silent.

Luke 6:35

6:35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. ¹⁰  Then ¹¹  your reward will be great, and you will be sons ¹²  of the Most High, ¹³  because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people. ¹⁴ 

Luke 6:1

Lord of the Sabbath

6:1 Jesus ¹⁵  was going through the grain fields on ¹⁶  a Sabbath, ¹⁷  and his disciples picked some heads of wheat, ¹⁸  rubbed them in their hands, and ate them. ¹⁹ 

Luke 5:15

5:15 But the news about him spread even more, ²⁰  and large crowds were gathering together to hear him ²¹  and to be healed of their illnesses.

Luke 5:1

The Call of the Disciples

5:1 Now ²²  Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, ²³  and the crowd was pressing around him ²⁴  to hear the word of God.

Luke 6:17-18

The Sermon on the Plain

6:17 Then ²⁵  he came down with them and stood on a level place. ²⁶  And a large number ²⁷  of his disciples had gathered ²⁸  along with ²⁹  a vast multitude from all over Judea, from ³⁰  Jerusalem, ³¹  and from the seacoast of Tyre ³²  and Sidon. ³³  They came to hear him and to be healed ³⁴  of their diseases, 6:18 and those who suffered from ³⁵  unclean ³⁶  spirits were cured.

Titus 3:8

Summary of the Letter

3:8 This saying ³⁷  is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, ³⁸  so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

Hebrews 13:16

13:16 And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, ³⁹  for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

Hebrews 13:3

13:3 Remember those in prison as though you were in prison with them, ⁴⁰  and those ill-treated as though you too felt their torment. ⁴¹ 

Hebrews 1:11

1:11 They will perish, but you continue.

And they will all grow old like a garment,

[37:3]  ¹ tn Heb “tend integrity.” The verb רָעָה (ra’ah, “tend, shepherd”) is probably used here in the sense of “watch over, guard.” The noun אֱמוּנָה (’emunah, “faithfulness, honesty, integrity”) is understood as the direct object of the verb, though it could be taken as an adverbial accusative, “[feed] securely,” if the audience is likened to a flock of sheep.

[37:27]  ² tn Or “Do good!” The imperatives are singular (see v. 1).

[37:27]  ³ tn Heb “and dwell permanently.” The imperative with vav (ו) is best taken here as a result clause after the preceding imperatives.

[3:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “I know.”

[3:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “for them”; the referent (people, i.e., mankind) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:12]  ⁶ tn Qoheleth uses the exceptive particle אִם…כִּי (ki…’im, “except”) to identify the only exception to the futility within man’s life (BDB 474 s.v. כִּי 2).

[3:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “to do good.” The phrase לַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב (la’asot tov) functions idiomatically for “to experience [or see] happiness [or joy].” The verb עָשַׂה (’asah) probably denotes “to acquire; to obtain” (BDB 795 s.v. עָשַׂה II.7), and טוֹב (tov) means “good; pleasure; happiness,” e.g., Eccl 2:24; 3:13; 5:17 (BDB 375 s.v. טוֹב 1).

[5:43]  ⁸ sn A quotation from Lev 19:18.

[3:4]  ⁹ tn Grk “And.” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[6:35]  ¹⁰ tn Or “in return.”

[6:35]  ¹¹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the outcome or result. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started in the translation at this point.

[6:35]  ¹² sn The character of these actions reflects the grace and kindness of God, bearing witness to a “line of descent” or relationship of the individual to God (sons of the Most High). There is to be a unique kind of ethic at work with disciples. Jesus refers specifically to sons here because in the ancient world sons had special privileges which were rarely accorded to daughters. However, Jesus is most likely addressing both men and women in this context, so women too would receive these same privileges.

[6:35]  ¹³ sn That is, “sons of God.”

[6:35]  ¹⁴ tn Or “to the ungrateful and immoral.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “Now it happened that on.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[6:1]  ¹⁷ tc Most later mss (A C D Θ Ψ [˹³] Ï lat) read ἐν σαββάτῳ δευτεροπρώτῳ (en sabbatw deuteroprwtw, “a second-first Sabbath”), while the earlier and better witnesses have simply ἐν σαββάτῳ (Ì⁴ א B L W ˹ 33 579 1241 2542 it sa). The longer reading is most likely secondary, though various explanations may account for it (for discussion, see TCGNT 116).

[6:1]  ¹⁸ tn Or “heads of grain.” While the generic term στάχυς (stacus) can refer to the cluster of seeds at the top of grain such as barley or wheat, in the NT the term is restricted to wheat (L&N 3.40; BDAG 941 s.v. 1).

[6:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “picked and ate some heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.” The participle ψώχοντες (ywconte") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style, and the order of the clauses has been transposed to reflect the logical order, which sounds more natural in English.

[5:15]  ²⁰ sn That is, in spite of Jesus’ instructions to the man to tell no one about the healing (v. 14).

[5:15]  ²¹ tn The word “him” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[5:1]  ²² tn Grk “Now it happened that.” The introductory phrase ἐγένετο (egeneto, “it happened that”), common in Luke (69 times) and Acts (54 times), is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

[5:1]  ²³ sn The Lake of Gennesaret is another name for the Sea of Galilee. Cf. the parallel in Matt 4:18.

[5:1]  ²⁴ sn The image of the crowd pressing around him suggests the people leaning forward to catch Jesus’ every word.

[6:17]  ²⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[6:17]  ²⁶ tn Or “on a plateau.” This could refer to a message given in a flat locale or in a flat locale in the midst of a more mountainous region (Jer 21:13; Isa 13:2). It is quite possible that this sermon is a summary version of the better known Sermon on the Mount from Matt 5-7.

[6:17]  ²⁷ tn Grk “large crowd.”

[6:17]  ²⁸ tn There is no verb in Greek at this point, but since “a large crowd” (see preceding tn) is in the nominative case, one needs to be supplied.

[6:17]  ²⁹ tn Grk “and.”

[6:17]  ³⁰ tn Grk “and from,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[6:17]  ³¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[6:17]  ³² map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[6:17]  ³³ sn These last two locations, Tyre and Sidon, represented an expansion outside of traditional Jewish territory. Jesus’ reputation continued to expand into new regions.

[6:17]  ³⁴ sn To hear him and to be healed. Jesus had a two-level ministry: The word and then wondrous acts of service that showed his message of God’s care were real.

[6:18]  ³⁵ tn Or “were oppressed by,” “were troubled with.” See L&N 22.17.

[6:18]  ³⁶ sn Unclean spirits refers to evil spirits. See Luke 4:33.

[3:8]  ³⁷ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.

[3:8]  ³⁸ tn Grk “concerning these things.”

[13:16]  ³⁹ tn Grk “neglect doing good and fellowship.”

[13:3]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “as being imprisoned together.”

[13:3]  ⁴¹ tn Or “since you too are vulnerable”; Grk “you also being in the body.”