Discovery Box| (0.58) | (Jud 1:3) | 5 tn Τῇ πίστει (tē pistei) here is taken as a dative of advantage (“on behalf of the faith”). |
| (0.58) | (Rom 10:1) | 2 tn Grk “on behalf of them”; the referent (Paul’s fellow Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.58) | (Hab 1:3) | 2 sn Habakkuk complains that God tolerates social injustice and fails to intervene on behalf of the oppressed (put up with wrongdoing). |
| (0.58) | (Exo 22:7) | 2 tn Heb “to keep.” Here “safekeeping,” that is, to keep something secure on behalf of a third party, is intended. |
| (0.51) | (Phi 1:29) | 1 tn Grk “For that which is on behalf of Christ has been granted to you—namely, not only to believe in him but also to suffer for him.” The infinitive phrases are epexegetical to the subject, τὸ ὑπὲρ Χριστοῦ (to huper Christou), which has the force of “the on-behalf-of-Christ thing,” or “the thing on behalf of Christ.” To translate this in English requires a different idiom. |
| (0.50) | (Rev 19:20) | 2 tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.” |
| (0.50) | (Rev 13:12) | 3 tn For this meaning see BDAG 342 s.v. ἐνώπιον 4.b, “by the authority of, on behalf of Rv 13:12, 14; 19:20.” |
| (0.50) | (2Co 11:32) | 1 sn The governor was an official called an “ethnarch” who was appointed to rule on behalf of a king over a certain region. |
| (0.50) | (Amo 5:6) | 5 tn Heb “to/for Bethel.” The translation assumes that the preposition indicates advantage, “on behalf of.” Another option is to take the preposition as vocative, “O Bethel.” |
| (0.50) | (Psa 138:8) | 1 tn Heb “avenges on my behalf.” For the meaning “to avenge” for the verb גָּמַר (gamar), see HALOT 197-98 s.v. גמר. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 106:1) | 1 sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 68:1) | 1 sn Psalm 68. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior and celebrates the fact that God exerts his power on behalf of his people. |
| (0.50) | (Psa 17:2) | 2 tn Heb “May your eyes look at what is right.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as jussive. (See also the preceding note on the word “behalf.”) |
| (0.50) | (Ezr 5:5) | 1 tn Aram “the eye of their God was on.” The idiom describes the attentive care that one exercises in behalf of the object of his concern. |
| (0.50) | (Lev 22:20) | 2 tn Heb “not for acceptance shall it be for you”; NIV “it will not be accepted on your behalf” (NRSV and NLT both similar). |
| (0.50) | (Exo 28:12) | 1 sn This was to be a perpetual reminder that the priest ministers on behalf of the twelve tribes of Israel. Their names would always be borne by the priests. |
| (0.47) | (Jer 15:1) | 1 sn Moses and Samuel were well-known for their successful intercession on behalf of Israel. See Ps 99:6-8 and see, e.g., Exod 32:11-14, 30-34 and 1 Sam 7:5-9. The Lord is here rejecting Jeremiah’s intercession on behalf of the people (14:19-22). |
| (0.42) | (Eph 4:2) | 1 tn Or “meekness.” The word is often used in Hellenistic Greek of the merciful execution of justice on behalf of those who have no voice by those who are in a position of authority (Matt 11:29; 21:5). |
| (0.42) | (Luk 1:30) | 3 sn The expression found favor is a Semitism, common in the OT (Gen 6:8; 18:3; 43:14; 2 Sam 15:25). God has chosen to act on this person’s behalf. |
| (0.42) | (Mat 8:5) | 3 sn While in Matthew’s account the centurion came to him asking for help, Luke’s account (7:1-10) mentions that the centurion sent some Jewish elders as emissaries on his behalf. |
