Discovery Box| (0.04) | (Act 9:14) | 2 sn The expression “those who call on your name” is a frequent description of believers (Acts 2:21; 1 Cor 1:2; Rom 10:13). |
| (0.04) | (Act 5:4) | 2 tn The negative interrogative particle οὐχί (ouchi) expects a positive reply to this question and the following one (“And when it was sold, was it not at your disposal?”). |
| (0.04) | (Joh 8:13) | 3 sn Compare the charge You testify about yourself; your testimony is not true! to Jesus’ own statement about his testimony in 5:31. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 22:32) | 5 sn Strengthen your brothers refers to Peter helping to strengthen their faith. Jesus quite graciously restores Peter “in advance,” even with the knowledge of his approaching denials. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 22:32) | 2 sn That your faith may not fail. Note that Peter’s denials are pictured here as lapses, not as a total absence of faith. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 15:32) | 2 sn By referring to him as your brother, the father reminded the older brother that the younger brother was part of the family. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 13:35) | 1 sn Your house is forsaken. The language here is from Jer 12:7 and 22:5. It recalls exilic judgment. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 12:33) | 1 sn The call to sell your possessions is a call to a lack of attachment to the earth and a generosity as a result. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 12:11) | 3 tn Grk “about how or what you should say in your defense,” but this is redundant with the following clause, “or what you should say.” |
| (0.04) | (Luk 12:20) | 1 tn Grk “your soul,” but ψυχή (psuchē) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context. |
| (0.04) | (Luk 6:30) | 3 sn Do not ask for your possessions back… is an example of showing forgiveness. Paul’s remarks in 1 Cor 6:7 may reflect this principle. |
| (0.04) | (Mat 26:52) | 1 tn The translation “put your sword back in its place” for this phrase is given in L&N 85.52. |
| (0.04) | (Mat 18:35) | 1 tn Grk “his.” The pronoun has been translated to follow English idiom (the last pronoun of the verse [“from your heart”] is second person plural in the original). |
| (0.04) | (Mat 3:8) | 1 sn Fruit that proves your repentance refers to the deeds that indicate a change of attitude (heart) on the part of John’s hearers. |
| (0.04) | (Mal 3:13) | 1 tn Heb “your words are hard [or “strong”] against me”; cf. NIV “said harsh things against me”; TEV, NLT “said terrible things about me.” |
| (0.04) | (Mic 2:3) | 2 tn Heb “from which you will not remove your neck.” The words “It will be like a yoke” are supplied in the translation for clarification. |
| (0.04) | (Jon 2:4) | 4 tn Heb “Will I ever see your holy temple again?” The rhetorical question expresses denial: Jonah despaired of ever seeing the temple again. |
| (0.04) | (Oba 1:3) | 3 tn Heb “on high (is) his dwelling”; cf. NASB “in the loftiness of your dwelling place,” NRSV “whose dwelling (NAB “abode”) is in the heights.” |
| (0.04) | (Joe 2:25) | 3 tn The term “your crops” does not appear in the Hebrew but has been supplied in the translation for the sake of clarity and smoothness. |
| (0.04) | (Hos 3:1) | 2 tn Heb “a woman.” The probable referent is Gomer. Some English translations (e.g., NIV, NLT) specify the referent as “your wife.” |
