Discovery Box| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 7:8) |
6 sn The twelve patriarchs refers to the twelve sons of Jacob, the famous ancestors of the Jewish race (see Gen 35:23-26). |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 9:3) |
2 tn Or “shone” (BDAG 799 s.v. περιαστράπτω). The light was more brilliant than the sun according to Acts 26:13. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 26:3) |
1 tn BDAG 613 s.v. μάλιστα 1 states, “μ. γνώστην ὄντα σε since you are outstandingly familiar Ac 26:3.” |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 26:6) |
1 tn BDAG 568 s.v. κρίνω 5.a.α has “κρίνεσθαι ἐπί τινι be on trial because of a thing Ac 26:6.” |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 26:20) |
1 tn BDAG 1093-94 s.v. χώρα 2.b states, “of the provincial name (1 Macc 8:3) ἡ χώρα τῆς ᾿Ιουδαίας Ac 26:20.” |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 26:25) |
3 tn Or “declaring.” BDAG 125 s.v. ἀποφθέγγομαι states, “speak out, declare boldly or loudly…τὶ: σωφροσύνης ῥήματα Ac 26:25.” |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Act 26:31) |
2 tn BDAG 93 s.v. ἄξιος 1.b has “θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἄ. nothing deserving death or imprisonment 23:29; 26:31.” |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Rom 2:29) |
1 sn On circumcision is of the heart see Lev 26:41; Deut 10:16; Jer 4:4; Ezek 44:9. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Gal 2:9) |
2 tn Or “who were influential as,” or “who were reputed to be.” See also the note on the word “influential” in 2:6. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Tit 3:4) |
1 tn Verses 4-7 are set as poetry in NA26/NA27. These verses probably constitute the referent of the expression “this saying” in v. 8. |
| (0.67052619047619) | (Heb 12:13) |
1 sn A quotation from Prov 4:26. The phrase make straight paths for your feet is figurative for “stay on God’s paths.” |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Gen 12:8) |
2 tn Heb “he called in the name of the |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Gen 13:4) |
2 tn Heb “he called in the name of the |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Gen 21:33) |
3 tn Heb “he called there in the name of the |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Deu 6:21) |
2 tn Heb “by a strong hand.” The image is that of a warrior who, with weapon in hand, overcomes his enemies. The |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Deu 18:10) |
3 tn Heb “one who causes to appear” (מְעוֹנֵן, mÿ’onen). Such a practitioner was thought to be able to conjure up spirits or apparitions (cf. Lev 19:26; Judg 9:37; 2 Kgs 21:6; Isa 2:6; 57:3; Jer 27:9; Mic 5:11). |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Jos 5:14) |
2 sn The Lord’s heavenly army, like an earthly army, has a commander who leads the troops. For the phrase שַׂר־צְבָא (sar-tsÿva’, “army commander”) in the human sphere, see among many other references Gen 21:22, 32; 26:26; Judg 4:2, 7; 1 Sam 12:9. |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Jdg 9:29) |
2 sn If only these men were under my command. One might assume from v. 26b that the men were already at his disposal, but perhaps that was not one of the terms of the agreement. Another possibility is that v. 26 is a general summary statement, with vv. 27-29 then detailing how the alliance with Gaal came about. |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Jer 25:18) |
2 tn The words “I made” and “drink it” are not in the text. The text from v. 18 to v. 26 contains a list of the nations that Jeremiah “made drink it.” The words are supplied in the translation here and at the beginning of v. 19 for the sake of clarity. See also the note on v. 26. |
| (0.65202214285714) | (Jer 36:10) |
3 sn The New Gate is the same gate where Jeremiah had been accused of falsely claiming the |
