Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Act 5:3) | 1 sn This is a good example of the Greek verb fill (πληρόω, plēroō) meaning “to exercise control over someone’s thought and action” (cf. Eph 5:18). |
| (0.38) | (Joh 13:19) | 1 tn Or (perhaps) “I am certainly telling you this.” According to BDF §12.3 ἀπ᾿ ἄρτι (ap’ arti) should be read as ἀπαρτί (aparti), meaning “exactly, certainly.” |
| (0.38) | (Joh 5:39) | 1 tn Or “Study the scriptures thoroughly” (an imperative). For the meaning of the verb see G. Delling, TDNT 2:655-57. |
| (0.38) | (Joh 3:16) | 3 tn In John the word ἀπόλλυμι (apollumi) can mean either (1) to be lost (2) to perish or be destroyed, depending on the context. |
| (0.38) | (Joh 3:3) | 3 sn Or born again. The Greek word ἄνωθεν (anōthen) can mean both “again” and “from above,” giving rise to Nicodemus’ misunderstanding about a second physical birth (v. 4). |
| (0.38) | (Joh 1:37) | 3 sn The expression followed Jesus pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life. |
| (0.38) | (Joh 1:18) | 1 tn Or “The unique one.” For the meaning of μονογενής (monogenēs) see the note on “one and only” in 1:14. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 22:65) | 1 tn Or “insulting.” Luke uses a strong word here; it means “to revile, to defame, to blaspheme” (L&N 33.400). |
| (0.38) | (Luk 22:57) | 3 sn The expression “I do not know him” had an idiomatic use in Jewish ban formulas in the synagogue and could mean, “I have nothing to do with him.” |
| (0.38) | (Luk 19:42) | 2 tn Grk “the things toward peace.” This expression seems to mean “the things that would ‘lead to,’ ‘bring about,’ or ‘make for’ peace.” |
| (0.38) | (Luk 19:28) | 2 tn This could mean “before [his disciples],” but that is slightly more awkward, requiring an elided element (the disciples) to be supplied. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 19:11) | 4 sn Luke means here the appearance of the full kingdom of God in power with the Son of Man as judge as Luke 17:22-37 describes. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 18:32) | 3 tn Or “and insulted.” L&N 33.390 and 88.130 note ὑβρίζω (hubrizō) can mean either “insult” or “mistreat with insolence.” |
| (0.38) | (Luk 18:5) | 1 tn The term ὑπωπιάζω (hupōpiazō) in this context means “to wear someone out by continual annoying” (L&N 25.245). |
| (0.38) | (Luk 15:4) | 2 sn This individual with a hundred sheep is a shepherd of modest means, as flocks often had up to two hundred head of sheep. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 15:6) | 2 sn A touch of drama may be present, as the term calls together can mean a formal celebration (1 Kgs 1:9-10). |
| (0.38) | (Luk 15:3) | 3 sn Them means at the minimum the parable is for the leadership, but probably also for those people Jesus accepted, but the leaders regarded as outcasts. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 14:31) | 2 tn On the meaning of this verb see also L&N 55.3, “to meet in battle, to face in battle.” |
| (0.38) | (Luk 14:26) | 2 tn Grk “his own soul,” but ψυχή (psuchē) is frequently used of one’s physical life. It clearly has that meaning in this context. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 12:29) | 3 tn The words “about such things” have been supplied to qualify the meaning; the phrase relates to obtaining food and drink mentioned in the previous clause. |
