Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Gen 8:6) | 2 tn Heb “opened the window in the ark which he had made.” The perfect tense (“had made”) refers to action preceding the opening of the window, and is therefore rendered as a past perfect. Since in English “had made” could refer to either the ark or the window, the order of the phrases was reversed in the translation to clarify that the window is the referent. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 13:15) | 3 tn Grk “breath,” but in context the point is that the image of the first beast is made to come to life and speak. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 12:14) | 3 tn The word “God” is supplied based on the previous statements made concerning “the place prepared for the woman” in 12:6. |
| (0.30) | (1Pe 5:12) | 4 tn Grk “in which stand fast.” For emphasis, and due to constraints of contemporary English, this was made a separate sentence in the translation. |
| (0.30) | (2Th 1:5) | 1 tn Grk “so that you may be made worthy.” The passive infinitive καταξιωθῆναι (kataxiōthēnai) has been translated as an active construction in English for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.30) | (Eph 5:27) | 1 tn The use of the pronoun αὐτός (autos) is intensive and focuses attention on Christ as the one who has made the church glorious. |
| (0.30) | (2Co 1:10) | 1 tn Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, the relative clause “who delivered us…” was made a separate sentence in the translation. |
| (0.30) | (Act 25:27) | 1 sn Without clearly indicating the charges against him. Again the point is made by Festus himself that there is difficulty even in articulating a charge against Paul. |
| (0.30) | (Act 12:10) | 2 sn The iron gate shows how important security was here. This door was more secure than one made of wood (which would be usual). |
| (0.30) | (Act 8:2) | 2 sn Made loud lamentation. For someone who was stoned to death, lamentation was normally not allowed (m. Sanhedrin 6:6). The remark points to an unjust death. |
| (0.30) | (Act 7:60) | 2 sn The remarks Lord Jesus, receive my spirit and Lord, do not hold this sin against them recall statements Jesus made on the cross (Luke 23:34, 46). |
| (0.30) | (Act 3:17) | 1 sn The ignorance Peter mentions here does not excuse them from culpability. It was simply a way to say “you did not realize the great mistake you made.” |
| (0.30) | (Luk 24:34) | 2 sn The Lord…has appeared to Simon. Jesus had made another appearance besides the one on the road. The excitement was rising. Simon refers to Simon Peter. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 22:58) | 2 sn In Mark 14:69, the same slave girl made the charge. So apparently Peter was being identified by a variety of people. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 19:48) | 3 sn All the people hung on his words is an idiom for intent, eager listening. Jesus’ popularity and support made it unwise for the leadership to seize him. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 16:13) | 1 sn The contrast between hate and love here is rhetorical. The point is that one will choose the favorite if a choice has to be made. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 6:2) | 2 tn Note that the verb is second person plural (with an understood plural pronominal subject in Greek). The charge is again indirectly made against Jesus by charging the disciples. |
| (0.30) | (Mar 8:9) | 1 sn The parallel in Matt 15:32-39 notes that the 4,000 were only men, a point not made explicit in Mark. |
| (0.30) | (Mat 6:24) | 1 sn The contrast between hate and love here is rhetorical. The point is that one will choose the favorite if a choice has to be made. |
| (0.30) | (Zep 3:7) | 6 tn Heb “But they got up early, they made corrupt all their actions.” The phrase “they got up early” probably refers to their eagerness to engage in sinful activities. |
