Discovery Box| (0.59236680392157) | (Psa 92:7) |
2 sn God allows the wicked to prosper temporarily so that he might reveal his justice. When the wicked are annihilated, God demonstrates that wickedness does not pay off. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Psa 109:1) |
1 sn Psalm 109. Appealing to God’s justice, the psalmist asks God to vindicate him and to bring severe judgment down upon his enemies. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Psa 123:1) |
1 sn Psalm 123. The psalmist, speaking for God’s people, acknowledges his dependence on God in the midst of a crisis. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Psa 140:1) |
1 sn Psalm 140. The psalmist asks God to deliver him from his deadly enemies, calls judgment down upon them, and affirms his confidence in God’s justice. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Isa 55:2) |
6 sn Nourishing, fine food here represents the blessings God freely offers. These include forgiveness, a new covenantal relationship with God, and national prominence (see vv. 3-6). |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Jer 38:17) |
1 tn Heb “Yahweh, the God of armies, the God of Israel.” Compare 7:3 and 35:17 and see the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Mar 1:15) |
2 sn The kingdom of God is a reference to the sovereign activity of God as he rules over his creation and brings his plans to realization. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Mar 15:35) |
1 sn Perhaps the crowd thought Jesus was calling for Elijah because the exclamation “my God, my God” (i.e., in Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi) sounds like the name Elijah. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Luk 9:43) |
2 sn The revelation of the mighty power of God was the manifestation of God’s power shown through Jesus. See Acts 10:38. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Luk 10:5) |
3 sn The statement ‘May peace be on this house!’ is really a benediction, asking for God’s blessing. The requested shalom (peace) is understood as coming from God. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Luk 18:11) |
2 sn The Pharisee’s prayer started out as a thanksgiving psalm to God, but the praise ended up not being about God. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Act 3:18) |
1 sn God foretold. Peter’s topic is the working out of God’s plan and promise through events the scriptures also note. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Act 5:19) |
4 sn Led them out. The action by God served to vindicate the apostles. It showed that whatever court the Jewish leaders represented, they did not represent God. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Act 10:33) |
4 tn The words “to say to us” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. Cornelius knows Peter is God’s representative, bringing God’s message. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Act 15:4) |
3 tn “They reported all the things God had done with them” – an identical phrase occurs in Acts 14:27. God is always the agent. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Act 20:21) |
2 sn Repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus. Note the twofold description of the message. It is a turning to God involving faith in Jesus Christ. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (Rom 8:37) |
2 tn Here the referent could be either God or Christ, but in v. 39 it is God’s love that is mentioned. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (2Co 7:9) |
2 tn Grk “corresponding to God,” that is, corresponding to God’s will (κατὰ θεόν, kata qeon). The same phrase occurs in vv. 10 and 11. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (2Co 9:14) |
1 tn Grk “the extraordinary grace of God to you”; the point is that God has given or shown grace to the Corinthians. |
| (0.59236680392157) | (2Co 10:4) |
2 tn Or “but (are) divinely powerful,” “but they have divine power,” or “but are powerful for God’s [service]”; Grk “but are powerful to God.” |
