Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Col 3:5) | 1 tn Grk “the members which are on the earth.” See BDAG 628 s.v. μέλος 1, “put to death whatever in you is worldly.” |
| (0.30) | (Col 2:14) | 2 tn On the translation of χειρόγραφον (cheirographon), see BDAG 1083 s.v. which refers to it as “a certificate of indebtedness.” |
| (0.30) | (Col 1:29) | 1 tn The Greek phrase εἴς ὅ (eis ho, “toward which”) implies “movement toward a goal” and has been rendered by the English phrase “Toward this goal.” |
| (0.30) | (Phi 4:3) | 2 tn Grk “in the gospel,” a metonymy in which the gospel itself is substituted for the ministry of making the gospel known. |
| (0.30) | (Phi 3:12) | 1 tn Grk “that for which I also was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.” The passive has been translated as active in keeping with contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Eph 2:2) | 3 sn The word translated present path is the same as that which has been translated [this] age in 1:21 (αἰών, aiōn). |
| (0.30) | (Eph 1:7) | 2 sn In this context his blood, the blood of Jesus Christ, refers to the price paid for believers’ redemption, which is the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross. |
| (0.30) | (Gal 5:23) | 1 tn “And” is supplied here as a matter of English style, which normally inserts “and” between the last two elements of a list or series. |
| (0.30) | (2Co 8:24) | 1 tn In the Greek text ἐνδεικνύμενοι (endeiknumenoi) is a present participle which is translated as an imperative verb (see BDF §468; ExSyn 650-52). |
| (0.30) | (2Co 8:23) | 1 tn Grk “If concerning Titus” (εἴτε ὑπὲρ Τίτου, eite huper Titou); the Greek sentence opens with an ellipsis which must be supplied: If [there is any question] about Titus.” |
| (0.30) | (2Co 3:1) | 1 tn The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply (“No, we do not”) which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ at the end, “do we?” |
| (0.30) | (Rom 9:29) | 2 tn Traditionally, “Lord of Hosts”; or “Lord Sabaoth,” which means “Lord of the [heavenly] armies,” sometimes translated more generally as “Lord Almighty.” |
| (0.30) | (Rom 1:4) | 2 tn Grk “spirit of holiness.” Some interpreters take the phrase to refer to Christ’s own inner spirit, which was characterized by holiness. |
| (0.30) | (Act 26:14) | 3 sn Sayings which contain the imagery used here (kicking against the goads) were also found in Greek writings; see Pindar, Pythians 2.94-96; Euripides, Bacchae 795. |
| (0.30) | (Act 26:7) | 1 tn Grk “to which [promise] our twelve tribes…” The antecedent of the relative pronoun (the promise in v. 6) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Act 23:9) | 1 tn Or “clamor” (cf. BDAG 565 s.v. κραυγή 1.a, which has “there arose a loud outcry” here, and Exod 12:30). |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:27) | 1 tn See BDAG 1097-98 s.v. ψηλαφάω, which lists “touch, handle” and “to feel around for, grope for” as possible meanings. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:9) | 3 tn That is, “a payment” or “a pledge of security” (BDAG 472 s.v. ἱκανός 1) for which “bail” is the most common contemporary English equivalent. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:15) | 2 sn The term agree means “match” or “harmonize with.” James’ point in the introduction argues that many of the OT prophets taught this. He gives one example (which follows). |
| (0.30) | (Act 14:28) | 1 tn BDAG 238 s.v. διατρίβω gives the meaning as “spend” when followed by an accusative τὸν χρόνον (ton chronon) which is the case here. |
