Discovery Box| (0.53290533333333) | (Hag 2:21) |
2 tn See the note on the word “sky” in 2:6. Most English translations render the Hebrew term as “heavens” here. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Zec 2:6) |
2 tn Or “of the sky.” The same Hebrew term, שָׁמַיִם (shamayim), may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Zec 6:5) |
1 tn The Hebrew term translated “spirit” here may also be translated “wind” or “breath” depending on the context (cf. ASV, NRSV, CEV “the four winds of heaven”; NAB similar). |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Zec 8:12) |
1 tn Or “the heavens” (so KJV, NAB, NIV). The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “skies” depending on the context. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Zec 10:4) |
1 sn On the NT use of the image of the cornerstone, see Luke 20:17; Eph 2:20; 1 Pet 2:6. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Zec 10:5) |
1 tn Heb “and the riders on horses will be put to shame,” figurative for the defeat of mounted troops. The word “enemy” in the translation is supplied from context. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Zec 14:10) |
4 sn From the Benjamin Gate…on to the Corner Gate marks the northern wall of the city of Jerusalem from east to west. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 2:13) |
3 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Herod the Great was particularly ruthless regarding the succession to his throne. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 2:16) |
1 sn See the note on King Herod in 2:1. Note the fulfillment of the prophecy given by the angel in 2:13. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 3:8) |
1 sn Fruit worthy of repentance refers to the deeds that indicate a change of attitude (heart) on the part of John’s hearers. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 3:16) |
3 tn Or “sky.” The Greek word οὐρανός (ourano") may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context. The same word is used in v. 17. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 5:18) |
3 sn The smallest letter refers to the smallest Hebrew letter (yod) and the stroke of a letter to a serif (a hook or projection on a Hebrew letter). |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 6:6) |
2 tc See the tc note on “will reward you” in 6:4: The problem is the same and the ms support differs only slightly. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 9:27) |
2 sn Have mercy on us is a request for healing. It is not owed to the men. They simply ask for God’s kind grace. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 10:32) |
2 sn This acknowledgment will take place at the judgment. On Jesus and judgment, see Luke 22:69; Acts 10:42-43; 17:31. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 13:15) |
1 sn A quotation from Isa 6:9-10. Thus parables both conceal or reveal depending on whether one is open to hearing what they teach. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 13:20) |
2 tn Grk “The one sown on rocky ground, this is the one.” The next two statements like this one have this same syntactical structure. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 18:17) |
5 sn To treat him like a Gentile or a tax collector means not to associate with such a person. See the note on tax collectors in 5:46. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 20:30) |
3 sn Have mercy on us is a request for healing. It is not owed to the men. They simply ask for God’s kind grace. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Mat 21:19) |
1 sn The fig tree is a variation on the picture of a vine as representing the nation; see Isa 5:1-7. |
