Psalms 130:4

130:4 But ¹  you are willing to forgive, ² 

so that you might ³  be honored. ⁴ 

Hosea 3:5

3:5 Afterward, the Israelites will turn and seek the Lord their God and their Davidic king. ⁵  Then they will submit to the Lord in fear and receive his blessings ⁶  in the future. ⁷ 

Acts 9:31

9:31 Then ⁸  the church throughout Judea, Galilee, ⁹  and Samaria experienced ¹⁰  peace and thus was strengthened. ¹¹  Living ¹²  in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church ¹³  increased in numbers.

Hebrews 12:28-29

12:28 So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe. 12:29 For our God is indeed a devouring fire. ¹⁴ 

Hebrews 12:1

The Lord’s Discipline

12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, ¹⁵  we must get rid of every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and run with endurance the race set out for us,

Hebrews 1:1

Introduction: God Has Spoken Fully and Finally in His Son

1:1 After God spoke long ago ¹⁶  in various portions ¹⁷  and in various ways ¹⁸  to our ancestors ¹⁹  through the prophets,

[130:4]  ¹ tn Or “surely.”

[130:4]  ² tn Heb “for with you [there is] forgiveness.”

[130:4]  ³ tn Or “consequently you are.”

[130:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “feared.”

[3:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “David their king”; cf. NCV “the king from David’s family”; TEV “a descendant of David their king”; NLT “David’s descendant, their king.”

[3:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “his goodness”; NLT “his good gifts.”

[3:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the end of the days.” Cf. NAB, NASB, NIV, NCV, NLT “in the last days.”

[9:31]  ⁸ tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7).

[9:31]  ⁹ tn Grk “and Galilee,” 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.

[9:31]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “had.”

[9:31]  ¹¹ tn Or “Built up.” The participle οἰκοδομουμένη (oikodomoumenh) has been translated as a participle of result related to εἶχεν (eicen). It could also be understood as adverbial to ἐπληθύνετο (eplhquneto): “Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace. Strengthened and living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” Although some scholars do not regard the participle of result as a legitimate category, it is actually fairly common (see ExSyn 637-39).

[9:31]  ¹² tn Grk “And living.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[9:31]  ¹³ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:29]  ¹⁴ sn A quotation from Deut 4:24; 9:3.

[12:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “having such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us.”

[1:1]  ¹⁶ tn Or “spoke formerly.”

[1:1]  ¹⁷ tn Or “parts.” The idea is that God’s previous revelation came in many parts and was therefore fragmentary or partial (L&N 63.19), in comparison with the final and complete revelation contained in God’s Son. However, some interpret πολυμερῶς (polumerw") in Heb 1:1 to mean “on many different occasions” and would thus translate “many times” (L&N 67.11). This is the option followed by the NIV: “at many times and in various ways.” Finally, this word is also understood to refer to the different manners in which something may be done, and would then be translated “in many different ways” (L&N 89.81). In this last case, the two words πολυμερῶς and πολυτρόπως (polutropw") mutually reinforce one another (“in many and various ways,” NRSV).

[1:1]  ¹⁸ tn These two phrases are emphasized in Greek by being placed at the beginning of the sentence and by alliteration.

[1:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “to the fathers.”