Discovery Box| (0.71594364705882) | (1Ti 1:3) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (1Ti 4:10) |
1 tn Grk “for toward this,” denoting purpose. The conjunction “for” gives confirmation or emphasis to 1 Tim 4:8-9. |
| (0.71594364705882) | (2Ti 1:18) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (2Ti 3:11) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (2Ti 4:10) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (2Ti 4:12) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (2Ti 4:20) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (Heb 7:21) |
3 sn A quotation from Ps 110:4 (see Heb 5:6, 6:20, and 7:17). |
| (0.71594364705882) | (Heb 11:2) |
2 tn Grk “were attested,” “received commendation”; and Heb 11:4-6 shows this to be from God. |
| (0.71594364705882) | (2Pe 1:5) |
1 sn The reason given is all the provisions God has made for the believer, mentioned in vv. 3-4. |
| (0.71594364705882) | (1Jo 1:4) |
1 tn “Thus” is supplied to indicated the resultative nature of the Greek conjunction καί (kai) at the beginning of v. 4. |
| (0.71594364705882) | (1Jo 4:4) |
1 sn Them refers to the secessionist opponents, called “false prophets” in 4:1 (compare 2:19). |
| (0.71594364705882) | (Rev 1:11) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (Rev 2:1) |
| (0.71594364705882) | (Rev 13:5) |
2 tn For the translation “proud words” (Grk “great things” or “important things”) see BDAG 624 s.v. μέγας 4.b. |
| (0.71310132352941) | (Rut 2:11) |
4 tn Heb “yesterday and the third day.” This Hebrew idiom means “previously, in the past” (Exod 5:7,8,14; Exod 21:29,36; Deut 4:42; 19:4,6; Josh 3:4; 1 Sam 21:5; 2 Sam 3:17; 1 Chr 11:2). |
| (0.71310132352941) | (Pro 13:24) |
1 sn R. N. Whybray cites an Egyptian proverb that says that “boys have their ears on their backsides; they listen when they are beaten” (Proverbs [CBC], 80). Cf. Prov 4:3-4, 10-11; Eph 6:4; Heb 12:5-11. |
| (0.71310132352941) | (Ecc 2:4) |
1 sn This section (2:4-11) is unified and bracketed by the repetition of the verb גָּדַל (gadal, “to increase”) which occurs at the beginning (2:4) and end (2:9), and by the repetition of the root עשה (noun: “works” and verb: “to do, make, acquire”) which occurs throughout the section (2:4, 5, 6, 8, 11). |
| (0.71310132352941) | (Sos 4:1) |
3 sn The repetition of יָפָה רַעְיָתִי (yafah ra’yati, “You are beautiful, my darling”) in 4:1 and 4:7 forms an inclusion, marking off the song of descriptive praise in 4:1-7. |
| (0.70439191176471) | (Ecc 4:1) |
1 sn This section is closely related to the preceding: Qoheleth’s observation of oppression (4:1-3) links back to his previous observation of oppression and injustice (3:16). It stands in stark contrast with his admonition for man to enjoy life on earth as the reward for one’s work (3:22). Now, Qoheleth turns his attention to consider the sorry fate of those who are not able to enjoy life on earth and their work because of oppression (4:1-3), over-obsessive competitiveness (4:4-6), and loneliness (4:7-12). |
