Psalms 45:10

45:10 Listen, O princess! ¹ 

Observe and pay attention! ² 

Forget your homeland ³  and your family! ⁴ 

Luke 9:62

9:62 Jesus ⁵  said to him, “No one who puts his ⁶  hand to the plow and looks back ⁷  is fit for the kingdom of God.” ⁸ 

Luke 9:2

9:2 and he sent ⁹  them out to proclaim ¹⁰  the kingdom of God ¹¹  and to heal the sick. ¹² 

Colossians 1:16

1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, ¹³  whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.

Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond ¹⁴  the elementary ¹⁵  instructions about Christ ¹⁶  and move on ¹⁷  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

[45:10]  ¹ tn Heb “daughter.” The Hebrew noun בת (“daughter”) can sometimes refer to a young woman in a general sense (see H. Haag, TDOT 2:334).

[45:10]  ² tn Heb “see and turn your ear.” The verb רָאָה (ra’ah, “see”) is used here of mental observation.

[45:10]  ³ tn Heb “your people.” This reference to the “people” of the princess suggests she was a foreigner. Perhaps the marriage was arranged as part of a political alliance between Israel (or Judah) and a neighboring state. The translation “your homeland” reflects such a situation.

[45:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “and the house of your father.”

[9:62]  ⁵ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[9:62]  ⁶ tn Grk “the”; in context the article is used as a possessive pronoun (ExSyn 215).

[9:62]  ⁷ sn Jesus warns that excessive concern for family ties (looks back) will make the kingdom a lesser priority, which is not appropriate for discipleship. The image is graphic, for who can plow straight ahead toward a goal while looking back? Discipleship cannot be double-minded.

[9:62]  ⁸ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[9:2]  ⁹ sn “To send out” is often a term of divine commission in Luke: 1:19; 4:18, 43; 7:27; 9:48; 10:1, 16; 11:49; 13:34; 24:49.

[9:2]  ¹⁰ tn Or “to preach.”

[9:2]  ¹¹ sn The kingdom of God is a major theme of Jesus. It is a realm in which Jesus rules and to which those who trust him belong. See Luke 6:20; 11:20; 17:20-21.

[9:2]  ¹² sn As Jesus’ own ministry (Luke 4:16-44) involved both word (to proclaim) and deed (to heal) so also would that of the disciples.

[1:16]  ¹³ tn BDAG 579 s.v. κυριότης 3 suggests “bearers of the ruling powers, dominions” here.

[6:1]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Or “basic.”

[6:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

[6:1]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”