Psalms 83:4-6

83:4 They say, “Come on, let’s annihilate them so they are no longer a nation! ¹ 

Then the name of Israel will be remembered no more.”

83:5 Yes, ²  they devise a unified strategy; ³ 

they form an alliance ⁴  against you.

83:6 It includes ⁵  the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites,

Moab and the Hagrites, ⁶ 

Acts 4:27

4:27 “For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against ⁷  your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed, ⁸ 

Matthew 16:1

The Demand for a Sign

16:1 Now when the Pharisees ⁹  and Sadducees ¹⁰  came to test Jesus, ¹¹  they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ¹² 

Revelation 17:13-14

17:13 These kings ¹³  have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 17:14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying ¹⁴  the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”

[83:4]  ¹ tn Heb “we will cause them to disappear from [being] a nation.”

[83:5]  ² tn Or “for.”

[83:5]  ³ tn Heb “they consult [with] a heart together.”

[83:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “cut a covenant.”

[83:6]  ⁵ tn The words “it includes” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[83:6]  ⁶ sn The Hagrites are also mentioned in 1 Chr 5:10, 19-20.

[4:27]  ⁷ sn The application of Ps 2:1-2 is that Jews and Gentiles are opposing Jesus. The surprise of the application is that Jews are now found among the enemies of God’s plan.

[4:27]  ⁸ sn A wordplay on “Christ,” v. 26, which means “one who has been anointed.”

[16:1]  ⁹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ¹¹ tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.

[16:1]  ¹² sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[17:13]  ¹³ tn The word “kings” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to clarify the referent.

[17:14]  ¹⁴ tn See BDAG 636 s.v. μετά A.2.a.α.