Discovery BoxRomans 14:9
Context14:9 For this reason Christ died and returned to life, so that he may be the Lord of both the dead and the living.
Romans 15:12
Context15:12 And again Isaiah says, “The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope.” 1
Acts 10:36
Context10:36 You know 2 the message 3 he sent to the people 4 of Israel, proclaiming the good news of peace 5 through 6 Jesus Christ 7 (he is Lord 8 of all) –
Acts 10:1
Context10:1 Now there was a man in Caesarea 9 named Cornelius, a centurion 10 of what was known as the Italian Cohort. 11
Colossians 1:1
Context1:1 From Paul, 12 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Philippians 2:11
Context2:11 and every tongue confess
that Jesus Christ is Lord
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:1
Context2:1 Therefore, if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort provided by love, any fellowship in the Spirit, 13 any affection or mercy, 14
Philippians 2:5
Context2:5 You should have the same attitude toward one another that Christ Jesus had, 15
Revelation 17:14
Context17:14 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 16 the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.”
Revelation 19:16
Context19:16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: “King of kings and Lord of lords.”
[15:12] 1 sn A quotation from Isa 11:10.
[10:36] 2 tn The subject and verb (“you know”) do not actually occur until the following verse, but have been repeated here because of the requirements of English word order.
[10:36] 4 tn Grk “to the sons.”
[10:36] 5 sn Peace is a key OT concept: Isa 52:7; Nah 1:15; also for Luke: Luke 1:79; 2:14; Acts 9:31. See also the similar phrase in Eph 2:17.
[10:36] 7 tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”
[10:36] 8 sn He is Lord of all. Though a parenthetical remark, this is the theological key to the speech. Jesus is Lord of all, so the gospel can go to all. The rest of the speech proclaims Jesus’ authority.
[10:1] 9 sn Caesarea was a city on the coast of Palestine south of Mount Carmel (not Caesarea Philippi). It was known as “Caesarea by the sea” (BDAG 499 s.v. Καισάρεια 2). Largely Gentile, it was a center of Roman administration and the location of many of Herod the Great’s building projects (Josephus, Ant. 15.9.6 [15.331-341]).
[10:1] 10 sn A centurion was a noncommissioned officer in the Roman army or one of the auxiliary territorial armies, commanding a centuria of (nominally) 100 men. The responsibilities of centurions were broadly similar to modern junior officers, but there was a wide gap in social status between them and officers, and relatively few were promoted beyond the rank of senior centurion. The Roman troops stationed in Judea were auxiliaries, who would normally be rewarded with Roman citizenship after 25 years of service. Some of the centurions may have served originally in the Roman legions (regular army) and thus gained their citizenship at enlistment. Others may have inherited it, like Paul.
[10:1] 11 sn A cohort was a Roman military unit of about 600 soldiers, one-tenth of a legion (BDAG 936 s.v. σπεῖρα). The Italian Cohort has been identified as cohors II Italica which is known to have been stationed in Syria in
[1:1] 12 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
[2:1] 13 tn Or “spiritual fellowship” if πνεύματος (pneumato") is an attributive genitive; or “fellowship brought about by the Spirit” if πνεύματος is a genitive of source or production.
[2:1] 14 tn Grk “and any affection and mercy.” The Greek idea, however, is best expressed by “or” in English.
[2:5] 15 tn Grk “Have this attitude in/among yourselves which also [was] in Christ Jesus,” or “Have this attitude in/among yourselves which [you] also [have] in Christ Jesus.”
