1 tn Grk “hardness.” Concerning this imagery, see Jer 4:4; Ezek 3:7; 1 En. 16:3.
2 tn Grk “in the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God.”
3 tn This contrast is clearer and stronger in Greek than can be easily expressed in English.
4 tn Grk “those who [are] from selfish ambition.”
5 tn Grk “are persuaded by, obey.”