Discovery Box| (0.59) | (Isa 3:12) | 1 sn This may refer to the prophet or to the Lord. |
| (0.59) | (2Ch 34:21) | 1 sn The implication is to seek a prophetic oracle. |
| (0.59) | (2Ki 9:1) | 1 tn Heb “one of the sons of the prophets.” |
| (0.59) | (2Ki 4:38) | 1 tn Heb “the sons of the prophets were sitting before him.” |
| (0.58) | (1Ki 13:29) | 1 tn Heb “the prophet.” The word “old” has been supplied in the translation to distinguish this individual from the other prophet. |
| (0.51) | (Joh 1:21) | 3 sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief. Acts 3:22 identifies Jesus as this prophet. |
| (0.51) | (Hos 6:5) | 2 tn Heb “by the prophets” (so KJV, NRSV). The prophets are pictured as the executioners of Israel and Judah because they announced their imminent destruction. The prophetic word was endowed with the power of fulfillment. |
| (0.50) | (Joh 7:40) | 3 sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief. |
| (0.50) | (Joh 6:14) | 2 sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief. |
| (0.50) | (Mat 7:12) | 4 tn Grk “is”; cf. CEV “This is what the Law and the Prophets are all about”; NIV “for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.” |
| (0.50) | (Jer 52:1) | 1 sn This final chapter does not mention Jeremiah, but its description of the downfall of Jerusalem and exile of the people validates the prophet’s ministry. |
| (0.50) | (Jer 28:4) | 1 sn Notice again that the “false” prophet uses the same formula and claims the same source for his message as the true prophet has (cf. 27:22). |
| (0.47) | (Rev 13:11) | 2 sn This second beast is identified in Rev 16:13 as “the false prophet.” |
| (0.47) | (Rev 11:12) | 3 tn Grk “they”; the referent (the two prophets) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.47) | (1Jo 4:1) | 5 tn “False prophets” refers to the secessionist opponents (compare 2:19). |
| (0.47) | (Eph 2:20) | 2 sn Apostles and prophets. Because the prophets appear after the mention of the apostles and because they are linked together in 3:5 as recipients of revelation about the church, they are to be regarded not as Old Testament prophets, but as New Testament prophets. |
| (0.47) | (Act 11:27) | 3 sn Prophets are mentioned only here and in 13:1 and 21:10 in Acts. |
| (0.47) | (Luk 11:48) | 3 tn Grk “them”; the referent (the prophets) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.47) | (Mat 21:34) | 1 sn These slaves represent the prophets God sent to the nation, who were mistreated and rejected. |
| (0.47) | (Mic 3:12) | 1 tn The plural pronoun refers to the leaders, priests, and prophets mentioned in the preceding verse. |
