Discovery Box| (0.53290533333333) | (Col 3:5) |
1 tn Grk “the members which are on the earth.” See BDAG 628 s.v. μέλος 1, “put to death whatever in you is worldly.” |
| (0.53290533333333) | (1Th 4:10) |
1 tn Grk “brothers”; this applies to the second occurrence as well. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:4. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (2Th 3:11) |
2 tn There is a play on words in the Greek: “working at nothing, but working around,” “not keeping busy but being busybodies.” |
| (0.53290533333333) | (1Ti 5:12) |
1 sn The pledge refers most likely to a vow not to remarry undertaken when a widow is put on the list (cf. 1 Tim 5:9). |
| (0.53290533333333) | (2Ti 2:22) |
2 sn In company with others who call on the Lord from a pure heart alludes to the value of the community of believers for the development of Christian virtues. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Heb 8:5) |
1 tn Grk “who serve in,” referring to the Levitical priests, but focusing on the provisional and typological nature of the tabernacle in which they served. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (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.” |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Jam 5:7) |
1 tn Grk “brothers”; this phrase occurs again three times in the paragraph. See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:2. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (1Pe 1:1) |
5 tn Or “to the chosen sojourners…” On this reading the phrases in v. 2 describe their entire existence as sojourners, etc., not just their election. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (1Pe 1:7) |
1 tn Or “genuineness,” the result of testing. On the other hand it may denote the process of testing: “that the proving of your faith…may bring praise.” |
| (0.53290533333333) | (1Pe 5:7) |
1 tn Or “throwing on”; “loading.” Some scholars take the participle to function imperativally, or as attendant circumstance – thus, “cast.” See below for discussion. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (2Pe 1:4) |
2 tn Grk “through them.” The implication is that through inheriting and acting on these promises the believers will increasingly become partakers of the divine nature. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (2Pe 2:14) |
3 tn Grk “and unceasing from sin.” Some translate this “insatiable for sin,” but such a translation is based on a textual variant with inadequate support. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (2Pe 3:5) |
2 tn The word order in Greek places “the word of God” at the end of the sentence. See discussion in the note on “these things” in v. 6. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (1Jo 1:5) |
2 tn The word “gospel” is not in the Greek text but is supplied to clarify the meaning. See the note on the following word “message.” |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Jud 1:15) |
3 tn Grk “of all their works of ungodliness.” The adverb “thoroughly” is part of the following verb “have committed.” See note on verb “committed” later in this verse. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Rev 2:8) |
3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Rev 2:8) |
3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Rev 2:12) |
3 tn Grk “These things says [the One]…” See the note on the phrase “this is the solemn pronouncement of” in 2:1. |
| (0.53290533333333) | (Rev 2:12) |
3 sn The expression This is the solemn pronouncement of reflects an OT idiom. See the note on this phrase in 2:1. |
