1 sn The expression who knows the heart means “who knows what people think.”
2 tn Or “has borne witness.”
3 sn By giving them…just as he did to us. The allusion is to the events of Acts 10-11, esp. 10:44-48 and Peter’s remarks in 11:15-18.
4 tn BDAG 231 s.v. διακρίνω 1.b lists this passage under the meaning “to conclude that there is a difference, make a distinction, differentiate.”
5 tn Or “purifying.”