Ruth 1:18

1:18 When Naomi ¹  realized that Ruth ²  was determined to go with her, she stopped trying to dissuade her. ³ 

Psalms 78:8

78:8 Then they will not be like their ancestors,

who were a stubborn and rebellious generation,

a generation that was not committed

and faithful to God. ⁴ 

Psalms 78:37

78:37 They were not really committed to him, ⁵ 

and they were unfaithful to his covenant.

Acts 2:42

The Fellowship of the Early Believers

2:42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, ⁶  to the breaking of bread and to prayer. ⁷ 

Acts 2:1

The Holy Spirit and the Day of Pentecost

2:1 Now ⁸  when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place.

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ⁹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 1:13

1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves, ¹⁰ 

Colossians 1:1

Salutation

1:1 From Paul, ¹¹  an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,

Colossians 3:8

3:8 But now, put off all such things ¹²  as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

Hebrews 3:14

3:14 For we have become partners with Christ, if in fact we hold our initial confidence ¹³  firm until the end.

Hebrews 6:19

6:19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, sure and steadfast, which reaches inside behind the curtain, ¹⁴ 

Hebrews 6:1

6:1 Therefore we must progress beyond ¹⁵  the elementary ¹⁶  instructions about Christ ¹⁷  and move on ¹⁸  to maturity, not laying this foundation again: repentance from dead works and faith in God,

Hebrews 5:9

5:9 And by being perfected in this way, he became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey him,

Hebrews 5:2

5:2 He is able to deal compassionately with those who are ignorant and erring, since he also is subject to weakness,

Hebrews 3:17-18

3:17 And against whom was God ¹⁹  provoked for forty years? Was it not those who sinned, whose dead bodies fell in the wilderness? ²⁰  3:18 And to whom did he swear they would never enter into his rest, except those who were disobedient?

[1:18]  ¹ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Naomi) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:18]  ² tn Heb “she”; the referent (Ruth) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:18]  ³ tn Heb “she ceased speaking to her.” This does not imply that Naomi was completely silent toward Ruth. It simply means that Naomi stopped trying to convince her to go back to Moab (see F. W. Bush, Ruth, Esther [WBC], 84-85).

[78:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “a generation that did not make firm its heart and whose spirit was not faithful with God.” The expression “make firm the heart” means “to be committed, devoted” (see 1 Sam 7:3).

[78:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “and their heart was not firm with him.”

[2:42]  ⁶ sn Fellowship refers here to close association involving mutual involvement and relationships.

[2:42]  ⁷ tn Grk “prayers.” This word was translated as a collective singular in keeping with English style.

[2:1]  ⁸ tn Grk “And” Here καί (kai) has been translated as “now” to indicate the transition to a new topic. Greek style often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” but English style does not.

[1:1]  ⁹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[1:13]  ¹⁰ tn Here αὐτοῦ (autou) has been translated as a subjective genitive (“he loves”).

[1:1]  ¹¹ tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.

[3:8]  ¹² tn The Greek article with τὰ πάντα (ta panta) is anaphoric, referring to the previous list of vices, and has been translated here as “all such things.”

[3:14]  ¹³ tn Grk “the beginning of the confidence.”

[6:19]  ¹⁴ sn The curtain refers to the veil or drape in the temple that separated the holy place from the holy of holies.

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Therefore leaving behind.” The implication is not of abandoning this elementary information, but of building on it.

[6:1]  ¹⁶ tn Or “basic.”

[6:1]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the message of the beginning of Christ.”

[6:1]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “leaving behind…let us move on.”

[3:17]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “he”; in the translation the referent (God) has been specified for clarity.

[3:17]  ²⁰ sn An allusion to God’s judgment pronounced in Num 14:29, 32.