Discovery Box| (0.30) | (Col 1:29) | 2 tn The prepositional phrase ἐν δυνάμει (en dunamei) seems to be functioning adverbially, related to the participle, and has therefore been translated “powerfully.” |
| (0.30) | (Gal 4:3) | 2 tn Or “basic principles,” “elemental things,” or “elemental spirits.” Some interpreters take this as a reference to supernatural powers who controlled nature and/or human fate. |
| (0.30) | (Act 19:20) | 3 sn The word of the Lord…to prevail. Luke portrays the impact of Christianity in terms of the Lord’s transforming power in the lives of individuals. |
| (0.30) | (Act 12:20) | 9 tn Or “for a reconciliation.” There were grave political risks in having Herod angry at them. The detail shows the ruler’s power. |
| (0.30) | (Act 2:33) | 2 sn The expression the right hand of God represents supreme power and authority. Its use here sets up the quotation of Ps 110:1 in v. 34. |
| (0.30) | (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. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 17:24) | 1 sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 10:21) | 7 sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31, where Paul states that not many of the wise, powerful, or privileged had responded to the gospel. |
| (0.30) | (Luk 1:52) | 2 sn The contrast between the mighty and those of lowly position is fundamental for Luke. God cares for those that the powerful ignore (Luke 4:18-19). |
| (0.30) | (Mat 24:27) | 1 sn The Son of Man’s coming in power will be sudden and obvious like lightning. No one will need to point it out. |
| (0.30) | (Mat 20:30) | 4 sn There was a tradition in Judaism that the Son of David (Solomon) had great powers of healing (Josephus, Ant. 8.2.5 [8.42-49]). |
| (0.30) | (Mat 11:25) | 5 sn See 1 Cor 1:26-31, where Paul states that not many of the wise, powerful, or privileged had responded to the gospel. |
| (0.30) | (Mat 10:37) | 1 sn The statement demands uncompromising, radical loyalty to Jesus, a loyalty so powerful that it surpasses normal human relationships, even familial ones. |
| (0.30) | (Mat 9:27) | 3 sn Have mercy on us is a request for healing. Implicit in the request is the assumption that Jesus had the power to heal them and restore their sight. |
| (0.30) | (Hab 2:16) | 4 sn The Lord’s right hand represents his military power. He will force the Babylonians to experience the same humiliating defeat they inflicted on others. |
| (0.30) | (Dan 1:2) | 3 tn Heb “hand,” which is often used idiomatically for one’s power and authority. See BDB 390 s.v. יָד 2. |
| (0.30) | (Eze 35:5) | 1 tn Or “gave over…to the power of the sword.” This phrase also occurs in Jer 18:21 and Ps 63:10. |
| (0.30) | (Eze 30:21) | 1 sn The expression “breaking the arm” indicates the removal of power (Pss 10:15; 37:17; Job 38:15; Jer 48:25). |
| (0.30) | (Eze 3:14) | 2 tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was on me heavily.” The “hand of the Lord” is a metaphor for his power or influence; the modifier conveys intensity. |
| (0.30) | (Jer 48:17) | 1 sn This refers both to the nearby nations and to those who lived farther away and had heard of Moab’s power and might only by repute. |
