Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Act 10:35) | 3 tn Grk “works righteousness”; the translation “does what is right” for this phrase in this verse is given by L&N 25.85. |
| (0.30) | (Act 6:8) | 1 tn The miraculous nature of these signs is implied in the context. Here the work of miracles extends beyond the Twelve for the first time. |
| (0.30) | (Act 3:18) | 1 sn God foretold. Peter’s topic is the working out of God’s plan and promise through events the scriptures also note. |
| (0.30) | (Act 1:1) | 3 sn The former account refers to the Gospel of Luke, which was “volume one” of the two-volume work Luke-Acts. |
| (0.30) | (Joh 19:42) | 1 sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 23:54) | 1 sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 22:6) | 1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the implied result of the arrangement worked out in the preceding verse. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 13:14) | 1 sn The irony is that Jesus’ “work” consisted of merely touching the woman. There is no sense of joy that eighteen years of suffering was reversed with his touch. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 1:35) | 2 sn The phrase will overshadow is a reference to God’s glorious presence at work (Exod 40:34-35; Ps 91:4). |
| (0.30) | (Mar 15:42) | 2 sn The day of preparation was the day before the Sabbath when everything had to be prepared for it, as no work could be done on the Sabbath. |
| (0.30) | (Mar 3:22) | 3 sn Beelzebul is another name for Satan. So some people, particularly here the experts in the law, recognized Jesus’ work as supernatural, but called it diabolical. |
| (0.30) | (Mat 21:5) | 2 tn Grk “the foal of an animal under the yoke,” i.e., a hard-working animal. This is a quotation from Zech 9:9. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 2:13) | 1 tn Heb “Is it not, look, from the Lord of hosts that the nations work hard for fire, and the peoples are exhausted for nothing?” |
| (0.30) | (Eze 21:31) | 1 sn The imagery of blowing on the sword with fire and putting it in the hands of skillful men can evoke the work of smithies. |
| (0.30) | (Ecc 11:6) | 4 tn The verb כָּשֵׁר (kasher, “to prosper”) is used metonymically to denote “will succeed.” In 11:10, it means “skill in work.” |
| (0.30) | (Pro 29:24) | 2 tn Heb “hates his soul.” The accomplice is working against himself, for he will be punished along with the thief if he is caught. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 28:19) | 2 sn Prosperity depends on diligent work and not on chasing empty dreams. The proverb is essentially the same as Prov 12:11 except for the last expression. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 17:8) | 1 tn The phrase “works like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 12:24) | 1 sn By their diligent work they succeed to management. The diligent rise to the top, while the lazy sink to the bottom. |
| (0.30) | (Pro 4:23) | 3 sn The word תּוֹצְאוֹת (totseʾot, from יָצָא, yatsaʾ) means “outgoings; extremities; sources.” It is used here for starting points, like a fountainhead, and so the translation “sources” works well. |
