Discovery Box| (0.44) | (Rev 9:2) | 2 tn Grk “the shaft,” but since this would be somewhat redundant in English, the pronoun “it” is used here. |
| (0.44) | (2Pe 1:6) | 1 tn Perhaps “steadfastness,” though that is somewhat archaic. A contemporary colloquial rendering would be “stick-to-it-iveness.” |
| (0.44) | (1Pe 1:11) | 2 sn The OT prophets wondered about the person and the surrounding circumstances (time) through which God would fulfill his promised salvation. |
| (0.44) | (Heb 11:40) | 1 tn The Greek phrasing emphasizes this point by negating the opposite: “so that they would not be made perfect without us.” |
| (0.44) | (Act 21:33) | 3 tn The two chains would be something like handcuffs (BDAG 48 s.v. ἅλυσις and compare Acts 28:20). |
| (0.44) | (Act 10:3) | 1 tn Grk “at about the ninth hour of the day.” This would be the time for afternoon prayer. |
| (0.44) | (Act 7:55) | 2 tn Grk “being full,” but the participle ὑπάρχων (huparchōn) has not been translated since it would be redundant in English. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 24:46) | 2 tn Three Greek infinitives are the key to this summary: (1) to suffer, (2) to rise, and (3) to be preached. The Christ (Messiah) would be slain, would be raised, and a message about repentance would go out into all the world as a result. All of this was recorded in the scripture. The remark shows the continuity between Jesus’ ministry, the scripture, and what disciples would be doing as they declared the Lord risen. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 19:45) | 3 sn The merchants (those who were selling things there) would have been located in the Court of the Gentiles. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 18:10) | 1 sn The temple is on a hill in Jerusalem, so one would go up to enter its precincts. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 14:7) | 4 tn Or “the best places.” The “places of honor” at the meal would be those closest to the host. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 13:7) | 7 sn Such fig trees would deplete the soil, robbing it of nutrients needed by other trees and plants. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 8:44) | 5 sn The woman was most likely suffering from a vaginal hemorrhage, in which case her bleeding would make her ritually unclean. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 8:38) | 1 tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 5:36) | 2 tn Grk “puts,” but since the means of attachment would normally be sewing, the translation “sews” has been used. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 3:15) | 1 sn The people were filled with anticipation because they were hoping God would send someone to deliver them. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 2:45) | 2 sn The return to Jerusalem would have taken a second day, since they were already one day’s journey away. |
| (0.44) | (Luk 1:8) | 3 sn Zechariah’s division would be on duty twice a year for a week at a time. |
| (0.44) | (Mar 14:54) | 2 sn The guards would have been the guards of the chief priests who had accompanied Judas to arrest Jesus. |
| (0.44) | (Mar 5:18) | 1 tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way. |
