Discovery Box| (0.03) | (Mat 12:28) | 1 sn God’s kingdom is a major theme of Jesus’ teaching. The nature of the kingdom of God in the NT and in Jesus’ teaching has long been debated by interpreters and scholars, with discussion primarily centering around the nature of the kingdom (earthly, heavenly, or both) and the kingdom’s arrival (present, future, or both). An additional major issue concerns the relationship between the kingdom of God and the person and work of Jesus himself. |
| (0.03) | (Mat 9:2) | 5 sn The passive voice here is a divine passive (ExSyn 437). It is clear that God does the forgiving. |
| (0.03) | (Mat 6:33) | 1 sn God’s kingdom is a major theme of Jesus’ teaching. The nature of the kingdom of God in the NT and in Jesus’ teaching has long been debated by interpreters and scholars, with discussion primarily centering around the nature of the kingdom (earthly, heavenly, or both) and the kingdom’s arrival (present, future, or both). An additional major issue concerns the relationship between the kingdom of God and the person and work of Jesus himself. |
| (0.03) | (Zep 1:9) | 2 tn The referent of “their master” is unclear. The king or a pagan god may be in view. |
| (0.03) | (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). |
| (0.03) | (Dan 3:23) | 2 sn The deuterocanonical writings known as The Prayer of Azariah and The Song of the Three present at this point a confession and petition for God’s forgiveness and a celebration of God’s grace for the three Jewish youths in the fiery furnace. Though not found in the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel, these compositions do appear in the ancient Greek versions. |
| (0.03) | (Dan 2:28) | 1 tn Aram “a revealer of mysteries.” The phrase serves as a quasi-title for God in Daniel. |
| (0.03) | (Eze 1:1) | 5 tn Or “saw visions from God.” References to divine visions occur also in Ezek 8:3 and 40:2. |
| (0.03) | (Jer 49:26) | 1 tn Heb “Oracle of Yahweh of Armies.” For this title for God see the study note on 2:19. |
| (0.03) | (Jer 10:16) | 4 sn For this rendering of the name for God and its significance see 2:19 and the study note there. |
| (0.03) | (Jer 9:14) | 2 tn Heb “the Baals,” referring either to the pagan gods called “Baals” or the images of Baal (so NLT). |
| (0.03) | (Isa 30:11) | 1 sn The imagery refers to the way or path of truth, as revealed by God to the prophet. |
| (0.03) | (Isa 29:15) | 3 tn The rhetorical questions suggest the answer: “No one.” They are confident that their deeds are hidden from others, including God. |
| (0.03) | (Isa 14:13) | 2 sn In Canaanite mythology the stars of El were astral deities under the authority of the high god El. |
| (0.03) | (Pro 8:22) | 3 tn Heb “his way” (so KJV, NASB). The word “way” is an idiom (implied comparison) for the actions of God. |
| (0.03) | (Pro 8:22) | 3 sn The claim of wisdom in this passage is that she was foundational to all that God would do. |
| (0.03) | (Psa 149:9) | 1 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the enemies of the people of God) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.03) | (Psa 145:1) | 1 sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people. |
| (0.03) | (Psa 141:3) | 2 sn My mouth…my lips. The psalmist asks God to protect him from speaking inappropriately or sinfully. |
| (0.03) | (Psa 135:14) | 2 sn Verse 14 echoes Deut 32:36, where Moses affirms that God mercifully relents from fully judging his wayward people. |
