Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Rev 17:6) | 1 tn Or “of the witnesses to Jesus.” Here the genitive ᾿Ιησοῦ (Iēsou) is taken as an objective genitive; Jesus is the object of their testimony. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 16:16) | 3 tn Grk “gathered them”; the referent (the kings and [implied] their armies, v. 14) has been specified in the translation for clarity. |
| (0.30) | (Rev 16:10) | 6 tn On this term BDAG 620 s.v. μασάομαι states, “bite w. acc. τὰς γλώσσας bite their tongues Rv 16:10.” |
| (0.30) | (Rev 3:1) | 7 tn The prepositional phrase “in reality” is supplied in the translation to make explicit the idea that their being alive was only an illusion. |
| (0.30) | (Jud 1:15) | 3 tn Grk “of all their works of ungodliness.” The adverb “thoroughly” is part of the following verb “have committed.” See note on verb “committed” later in this verse. |
| (0.30) | (1Jo 2:27) | 1 sn The anointing. The “anointing” (χρῖσμα, chrisma) which believers have received refers to the indwelling Holy Spirit which has been given to them at their conversion. |
| (0.30) | (2Pe 2:7) | 2 tn This verse more literally reads “And [if] he rescued righteous Lot, who was deeply distressed by the lifestyle of the lawless in [their] debauchery.” |
| (0.30) | (Heb 2:5) | 1 sn The phrase the world to come means “the coming inhabited earth,” using the Greek term which describes the world of people and their civilizations. |
| (0.30) | (1Th 2:13) | 3 tn Paul’s focus is their attitude toward the message he preached: They received it not as a human message but a message from God. |
| (0.30) | (Phi 3:19) | 1 tn Grk “whose end is destruction, whose god is the belly and glory is their shame, these who think of earthly things.” |
| (0.30) | (Phi 1:30) | 1 tn Grk “having,” most likely as an instrumental participle. Thus their present struggle is evidence that they have received the gift of suffering. |
| (0.30) | (Act 28:6) | 5 tn Grk “changing their minds.” The participle μεταβαλόμενοι (metabalomenoi) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style. |
| (0.30) | (Act 25:23) | 2 sn Agrippa and Bernice came with great pomp. The “royals” were getting their look at Paul. Everyone who was anyone would have been there. |
| (0.30) | (Act 23:31) | 1 tn BDAG 237-38 s.v. διατάσσω 2 has “κατὰ τὸ δ. αὐτοῖς in accordance w. their orders…Ac 23:31.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 22:23) | 2 sn Their cloaks. The outer garment, or cloak, was taken off and laid aside to leave the arms free (perhaps in this case as preparation for throwing stones). |
| (0.30) | (Act 19:25) | 3 sn Workmen in similar trades. In effect, Demetrius gathered the Ephesian chamber of commerce together to hear about the threat to their prosperity. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:26) | 5 tn Grk “the boundaries of their habitation.” L&N 80.5 has “fixed limits of the places where they would live” for this phrase. |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:21) | 2 tn BDAG 406-7 s.v. εὐκαιρέω has “used to spend their time in nothing else than telling Ac 17:21.” |
| (0.30) | (Act 17:6) | 4 sn Throughout the world. Note how some of those present had knowledge of what had happened elsewhere. Word about Paul and his companions and their message was spreading. |
| (0.30) | (Act 15:26) | 2 tn Grk “who have risked their souls”; the equivalent English idiom is “risk one’s life.” The descriptions commend Barnabas and Paul as thoroughly trustworthy. |
