Romans 13:7

13:7 Pay everyone what is owed: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.

Galatians 6:1-2

Support One Another

6:1 Brothers and sisters, ¹  if a person ²  is discovered in some sin, ³  you who are spiritual ⁴  restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. ⁵  Pay close attention ⁶  to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too. 6:2 Carry one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.

Galatians 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem ⁷  again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Galatians 2:1

Confirmation from the Jerusalem Apostles

2:1 Then after fourteen years I went up to Jerusalem ⁸  again with Barnabas, taking Titus along too.

Philemon 1:9-10

1:9 I would rather appeal ⁹  to you on the basis of love – I, Paul, an old man ¹⁰  and even now a prisoner for the sake of Christ Jesus ¹¹  – 1:10 I am appealing ¹²  to you concerning my child, whose spiritual father I have become ¹³  during my imprisonment, ¹⁴  that is, Onesimus,

James 3:17

3:17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating, ¹⁵  full of mercy and good fruit, ¹⁶  impartial, and not hypocritical. ¹⁷ 

James 3:1

The Power of the Tongue

3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, ¹⁸  because you know that we will be judged more strictly. ¹⁹ 

James 5:5-6

5:5 You have lived indulgently and luxuriously on the earth. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter. ²⁰  5:6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person, although he does not resist you. ²¹ 

[6:1]  ¹ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[6:1]  ² tn Here ἄνθρωπος (anqrwpo") is used in a generic sense, referring to both men and women.

[6:1]  ³ tn Or “some transgression” (L&N 88.297).

[6:1]  ⁴ sn Who are spiritual refers to people who are controlled and directed by God’s Spirit.

[6:1]  ⁵ tn Or “with a gentle spirit” or “gently.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tn Grk “taking careful notice.”

[2:1]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[2:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:9]  ⁹ tn Or “encourage.”

[1:9]  ¹⁰ tn Or perhaps “an ambassador” (so RSV, TEV), reading πρεσβευτής for πρεσβύτης (a conjecture proposed by Bentley, cf. BDAG 863 s.v. πρεσβύτης). NRSV reads “old man” and places “ambassador” in a note.

[1:9]  ¹¹ tn Grk “a prisoner of Christ Jesus.”

[1:10]  ¹² tn Or “I am encouraging…”

[1:10]  ¹³ tn Grk “my child whom I have begotten.” The adjective “spiritual” has been supplied before “father” in the translation to clarify for the modern reader that Paul did not literally father a child during his imprisonment. Paul’s point is that he was instrumental in Onesimus’ conversion while in prison.

[1:10]  ¹⁴ sn During my imprisonment. Apparently Onesimus became a believer under Paul’s shepherding while he [Paul] was a prisoner in Rome.

[3:17]  ¹⁵ tn Or “willing to yield,” “open to persuasion.”

[3:17]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “fruits.” The plural Greek term καρπούς has been translated with the collective singular “fruit.”

[3:17]  ¹⁷ tn Or “sincere.”

[3:1]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2.

[3:1]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “will receive a greater judgment.”

[5:5]  ²⁰ sn James’ point seems to be that instead of seeking deliverance from condemnation, they have defied God’s law (fattened your hearts) and made themselves more likely objects of his judgment (in a day of slaughter).

[5:6]  ²¹ tn Literally a series of verbs without connectives, “you have condemned, you have murdered…he does not resist.”