(0.40) | (Gen 20:7) | 5 tn The imperfect is preceded by the infinitive absolute to make the warning emphatic. |
(0.40) | (Gen 20:8) | 2 tn The verb קָרָא (qaraʾ) followed by the preposition ל (lamed) means “to summon.” |
(0.40) | (Gen 9:24) | 1 tn Heb “his wine,” used here by metonymy for the drunken stupor it produced. |
(0.40) | (Gen 9:11) | 4 tn Heb “and all flesh will not be cut off again by the waters of the flood.” |
(0.40) | (Gen 9:6) | 2 tn Heb “by man,” a generic term here for other human beings. |
(0.40) | (Gen 8:22) | 2 tn Heb “seed,” which stands here by metonymy for the time when seed is planted. |
(0.40) | (Gen 3:16) | 1 tn The imperfect verb form is emphasized and intensified by the infinitive absolute from the same verb. |
(0.35) | (Rev 2:20) | 4 tn Grk “teaches and deceives” (διδάσκει καὶ πλανᾷ, didaskei kai plana), a construction in which the first verb appears to specify the means by which the second is accomplished: “by her teaching, deceives…” |
(0.35) | (Jud 1:4) | 2 sn The infiltration referred to by the phrase slipped in among you was predicted by Peter (2 Pet 2:1), Paul (e.g., Acts 20:29-30), and OT prophets. |
(0.35) | (2Jo 1:11) | 1 sn Shares in his evil deeds. Giving a public greeting could be understood by an onlooker to suggest agreement with the (false) teaching of the opponents and is thus prohibited by John. |
(0.35) | (1Jo 5:18) | 1 tn The concept represented by the verb γεννάω (gennaō) here means to be fathered by God and thus a child of God. The imagery in 1 John is that of the male parent who fathers children (see 2:29). |
(0.35) | (1Jo 5:4) | 1 tn The explicit reason the commandments of God are not burdensome to the believer is given by the ὅτι (hoti) clause at the beginning of 5:4. It is because “everyone who is begotten by God conquers the world.” |
(0.35) | (Eph 5:17) | 1 tn “become wise by understanding”; Grk “understanding.” The imperative “be wise” is apparently implied by the construction of vv. 15-21. See the following text-critical note for discussion. |
(0.35) | (Eph 3:12) | 4 sn By way of Christ’s faithfulness. Though Paul elsewhere teaches justification by faith, this presupposes that the object of our faith (Christ) is reliable and worthy of such faith. |
(0.35) | (Gal 4:8) | 1 tn Grk “those that by nature…” with the word “beings” implied. BDAG 1070 s.v. φύσις 2 sees this as referring to pagan worship: “Polytheists worship…beings that are by nature no gods at all Gal 4:8.” |
(0.35) | (Act 13:33) | 2 sn By raising (i.e., by resurrection) tells how this promise came to be realized, though again the wordplay also points to his presence in history through this event (see the note on “raised up” in v. 22). |
(0.35) | (Act 7:38) | 4 tn Grk “fathers, who.” The relative pronoun was replaced by the pronoun “he” and a new clause introduced by “and” was begun in the translation at this point to improve the English style. |
(0.35) | (Act 4:7) | 3 sn By what name. The issue of the “name” comes up again here. This question, meaning “by whose authority,” surfaces an old dispute (see Luke 20:1-8). Who speaks for God about the ancient faith? |
(0.35) | (Joh 19:24) | 1 tn Grk “but choose by lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throw dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling. |
(0.35) | (Joh 19:13) | 1 sn The judgment seat (βῆμα, bēma) was a raised platform mounted by steps and usually furnished with a seat. It was used by officials in addressing an assembly or making official pronouncements, often of a judicial nature. |