⁷ tn Grk “working in.”

¹ tn Grk “working the sacred things.”

² tn Grk “a working of error.”

¹ tn Heb “And behold he was working.”

¹ tn Grk “but faith working through love.”

² tn There is a play on words in the Greek: “working at nothing, but working around,” “not keeping busy but being busybodies.”

¹ sn On the power that is working within us see 1:19-20.

¹ tn Or “I want you to know how hard I am working for you…”

¹ tn Grk “that by working quietly they may eat their own bread.”

² tn Heb “and she stayed close with”; NIV, NRSV, CEV “stayed close to”; NCV “continued working closely with.”

³ tn This term, θεραπεία (qerapeia), describes the group of servants working in a particular household (L&N 46.6).

¹ tn Or “the fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful”; Grk “is very powerful in its working.”

¹ tn Heb “and all their service.” This could possibly be a hendiadys: “and all their working tools.” However, the parallel with v. 26 suggests this is a separate phrase.

² tn Heb “and they gave it to the doers of the work who were working in the house of the Lord to restore and to repair the house.”

² tn Heb “hates his soul.” The accomplice is working against himself, for he will be punished along with the thief if he is caught.

³ tn Heb “and each of you runs to his own house”; NIV “is busy with”; TEV “is busy working on”; NCV “work hard for.”

² tn Grk “the foal of an animal under the yoke,” i.e., a hard-working animal. This is a quotation from Zech 9:9.

¹ sn God foretold. Peter’s topic is the working out of God’s plan and promise through events the scriptures also note.

¹ tn L&N 57.45 has “nor does he need anything more that people can supply by working for him.”

¹ sn In the biblical period agriculture was the most common occupation for the people; so “working a field” describes a substantial occupation, but also represents working in general. Diligent work, not get-rich-quick schemes, is the key to ensuring income.