¹ tn The Greek word translated “all things” is in emphatic position at the beginning of the Greek sentence.

¹ sn The term impossible is in the emphatic position in the Greek text. God makes the impossible possible.

¹ tn This is a first class condition in the Greek text, so the example ends on a hopeful, positive note.

⁴ tn The negative οὐ (ou) used with the verb expects a positive reply. Martha expected Jesus to respond and rebuke Mary.

¹ tn This word appears in an awkward position in the Hebrew, following “Kiyyun.” It is placed here for better sense.

¹ tn Heb “O Lord, are your eyes not to faithfulness?” The question is rhetorical and expects a positive answer.

¹ tn Heb “Are you not bringing this on yourself.” The question is rhetorical and expects a positive answer.

¹ sn This rhetorical question emphasizes her position among women (e.g., Mic 2:7; Joel 2:1).

² tn The Hebrew idiom גָּמַל עַל (gamal ʿal) means “to repay,” here in a positive sense (cf. Ps 13:5).

⁴ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.” The title draws attention to God’s sovereign position (see Ps 69:6).

¹ tn Heb “son.” Both terms (“servant” and “son”) reflect Ahaz’s subordinate position as Tiglath-Pileser’s subject.

² tn Heb “over the chicks.” The preposition עַל is indicating the position the mother is in when she might be taken.

¹ sn God…has anointed you over your companions. God’s anointing gives the son a superior position and authority over his fellows.

² tn The possessive “my” occurs only at the beginning of the list but is positioned in Greek to apply to each of the words in the series.

¹ sn Correcting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).

³ sn The verb translated test and approve (δοκιμάζω, dokimazō) carries the sense of “test with a positive outcome,” “test so as to approve.”

⁴ sn They gave us all the supplies we needed. What they had lost in the storm and shipwreck was now replaced. Luke describes these pagans very positively.

¹ sn “I answered them.” In the answer that follows, Festus is portrayed in a more positive light, being sensitive to justice and Roman law.

² tn BDAG 154 s.v. αὐτοῦ states, “deictic adv. designating a position relatively near or far…there…Ac 21:4.”

² tn Grk “Jesus I know about.” Here ᾿Ιησοῦν (Iēsoun) is in emphatic position in Greek, but placing the object first is not normal in contemporary English style.