Discovery Box| (0.38) | (Luk 15:30) | 3 sn The charge concerning the prostitutes is unproven, but essentially the older brother accuses the father of committing an injustice by rewarding his younger son’s unrighteous behavior. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 11:40) | 2 tn The question includes a Greek particle, οὐ (ou), that expects a positive reply. God, the maker of both, is concerned for what is both inside and outside. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 8:15) | 3 sn In an ancient context, the qualifier good described the ethical person who possessed integrity. Here it is integrity concerning God’s revelation through Jesus. |
| (0.38) | (Luk 1:68) | 2 sn The verb come to help can refer to a visit, but can also connote concern or assistance (L&N 85.11). |
| (0.38) | (Mar 9:42) | 1 sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin. |
| (0.38) | (Mat 18:6) | 2 sn The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who believe in him to sin. |
| (0.38) | (Hag 2:11) | 1 tn Heb “Ask the priests a torah, saying”; KJV “concerning the law”; NAB “for a decision”; NCV “for a teaching”; NRSV “for a ruling.” |
| (0.38) | (Isa 37:30) | 1 tn At this point the word concerning the king of Assyria (vv. 22-29) ends, and the Lord again addresses Hezekiah and the people directly (see v. 21). |
| (0.38) | (Isa 1:1) | 2 tn Heb “The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.” |
| (0.38) | (Pro 16:33) | 1 sn The proverb concerns the practice of seeking divine leading through casting lots. For a similar lesson, see Amenemope (18, 19:16-17, in ANET 423). |
| (0.38) | (Pro 16:33) | 3 sn The point concerns seeking God’s will through the practice. The Lord gives guidance in decisions that are submitted to him. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 132:1) | 1 sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion. |
| (0.38) | (Psa 12:4) | 4 sn The rhetorical question expresses the arrogant attitude of these people. As far as they are concerned, they are answerable to no one for how they speak. |
| (0.38) | (Job 9:21) | 2 tn The meaning of the expression “I do not know myself” seems to be, “I do not care.” NIV translates it, “I have no concern for my life.” |
| (0.38) | (Ezr 5:5) | 1 tn Aram “the eye of their God was on.” The idiom describes the attentive care that one exercises in behalf of the object of his concern. |
| (0.38) | (2Ch 32:31) | 1 tn Heb “and when the envoys of the officials of Babylon, who sent to him to inquire concerning the sign which was in the land, [arrived].” |
| (0.38) | (1Ch 17:17) | 1 tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.” |
| (0.38) | (2Ki 19:29) | 1 tn At this point the word concerning the king of Assyria (vv. 21-28) ends and the Lord again directly addresses Hezekiah and the people (see v. 20). |
| (0.38) | (2Ki 17:15) | 4 tn Heb “and [they walked] after the nations which were around them, concerning which the Lord commanded them not to do like them.” |
| (0.38) | (2Sa 7:19) | 1 tn Heb “and this was small in your eyes, O Lord God, so you spoke concerning the house of your servant for a distance.” |
