Discovery Box| (0.50) | (Eph 6:12) | 4 tn BDAG 837 s.v. πνευματικός 3 suggests “the spirit-forces of evil” in Ephesians 6:12. |
| (0.50) | (Act 22:28) | 4 sn Paul’s reference to being born a citizen suggests he inherited his Roman citizenship from his family. |
| (0.50) | (Act 9:18) | 2 tn The comparison to “scales” suggests a crusty covering which peeled away (cf. BDAG 592 s.v. λεπίς 2). |
| (0.50) | (Act 7:49) | 1 sn What kind…resting place? The rhetorical questions suggest mere human beings cannot build a house to contain God. |
| (0.50) | (Act 7:32) | 3 sn A quotation from Exod 3:6. The phrase suggests the God of promise, the God of the nation. |
| (0.50) | (Joh 7:41) | 2 tn An initial negative reply (“No”) is suggested by the causal or explanatory γάρ (gar) which begins the clause. |
| (0.50) | (Luk 5:1) | 3 sn The image of the crowd pressing around him suggests the people leaning forward to catch Jesus’ every word. |
| (0.50) | (Mat 27:57) | 1 sn Though some dispute that Joseph of Arimathea was a disciple of Jesus, his actions regarding Jesus’ burial suggest otherwise. |
| (0.50) | (Zep 2:4) | 4 sn The reference to noon may suggest a sudden, quick defeat (see Jer 6:4; 15:8). |
| (0.50) | (Joe 2:19) | 2 tn Heb “Look! I am sending grain to you.” The participle used in the Hebrew text seems to suggest imminent action. |
| (0.50) | (Dan 10:21) | 3 tn The pronoun is plural in Hebrew, suggesting that Michael is the angelic prince of Daniel and his people. |
| (0.50) | (Eze 22:11) | 2 tn The verb is the same one used in verse 10b and suggests forcible sexual violation of the woman. |
| (0.50) | (Lam 1:8) | 1 tc The MT reads חֵטְא (khetʾ, “sin”), but the BHS editors suggest the vocalization חָטֹא (khatoʾ, “sin”), Qal infinitive absolute. |
| (0.50) | (Jer 25:22) | 3 sn The connection with Tyre and Sidon suggests that these were Phoenician colonies. See also Isa 23:2. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 44:3) | 1 tn Heb “the thirsty.” Parallelism suggests that dry ground is in view (see “dry land” in the next line.) |
| (0.50) | (Isa 36:19) | 1 tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer, “Nowhere. They seem to have disappeared in the face of Assyria’s might.” |
| (0.50) | (Isa 29:15) | 3 tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer: “No one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God. |
| (0.50) | (Isa 18:2) | 2 tn Heb “from it and onwards.” HALOT 245 s.v. הָלְאָה suggests the translation “far and wide.” |
| (0.50) | (Isa 10:28) | 2 tn Heb “he,” that is, the Assyrians (as the preceding context suggests). Cf. NCV “The army of Assyria.” |
| (0.50) | (Isa 10:1) | 2 tn Heb “[to] the writers who write out harm.” The participle and verb are in the Piel, suggesting repetitive action. |
