Discovery Box| (1.0037003529412) | (Heb 11:2) |
2 tn Grk “were attested,” “received commendation”; and Heb 11:4-6 shows this to be from God. |
| (0.75671858823529) | (Act 14:19) |
2 sn Iconium was a city in Lycaonia about 18 mi (30 km) north of Lystra. Note how Jews from other cities were chasing Paul (2 Cor 11:4-6; Gal 2:4-5; Acts 9:16). |
| (0.63322782352941) | (Ecc 11:2) |
4 sn The phrase you do not know is repeated throughout this section (11:2, 5-6). Human beings are ignorant of the future. This should motivate a person to invest their financial resources wisely (11:1-3) and to work diligently (11:4-6). |
| (0.57148238823529) | (Lev 1:2) |
5 tn The shift to the second person plural verb here corresponds to the previous second person plural pronoun “among you.” It is distinct from the regular pattern of third person singular verbs throughout the rest of Lev 1-3. This too labels Lev 1:1-2 as an introduction to all of Lev 1-3, not just the burnt offering regulations in Lev 1 (J. Milgrom, Leviticus [AB], 1:146; cf. note 3 above). |
