Discovery Box| (0.35) | (Act 20:28) | 1 tn Or “Be on your guard for” (cf. v. 29). Paul completed his responsibility to the Ephesians with this warning. |
| (0.35) | (Act 15:16) | 2 sn The first person pronoun I refers to God and his activity. It is God who is doing this. |
| (0.35) | (Act 13:23) | 3 tn Grk “according to [his] promise.” The comparative clause “just as he promised” is less awkward in English. |
| (0.35) | (Act 9:8) | 1 tn Grk “his eyes being open,” a genitive absolute construction that has been translated as a concessive adverbial participle. |
| (0.35) | (Act 7:25) | 2 tn Grk “was granting them deliverance.” The narrator explains that this act pictured what Moses could do for his people. |
| (0.35) | (Joh 11:4) | 3 sn So that the Son of God may be glorified through it. These statements are highly ironic: For Lazarus, the sickness did not end in his death because he was restored to life. But for Jesus himself, the miraculous sign he performed led to his own death because it confirmed the authorities in their plan to kill Jesus (11:47-53). In the Gospel of John, Jesus’ death is consistently portrayed as his ‘glorification’ through which he accomplishes his return to the Father. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 23:26) | 3 tn Or perhaps, “was coming in from his field” outside the city (BDAG 15-16 s.v. ἀγρός 1). |
| (0.35) | (Luk 18:42) | 3 tn Grk “has saved you,” but in a nonsoteriological sense; the man has been delivered from his disability. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 16:21) | 1 tn Grk “to eat his fill,” but this phrase has been simplified as “to eat” for stylistic reasons. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 16:2) | 3 sn Although phrased as a question, the charges were believed by the owner, as his dismissal of the manager implies. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 15:21) | 3 sn The younger son launches into his confession just as he had planned. See vv. 18-19. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 15:6) | 1 tn Grk “And coming into his…” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 12:14) | 3 tn The pronoun ὑμᾶς (humas) is plural, referring to both the man and his brother; thus the translation “you two.” |
| (0.35) | (Luk 11:49) | 1 sn The expression the wisdom of God is a personification of an attribute of God that refers to his wise will. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 10:7) | 3 sn On the phrase the worker deserves his pay see 1 Tim 5:18 and 1 Cor 9:14. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 9:34) | 2 sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 8:56) | 2 sn Jesus ordered them to tell no one because he desired that miracles not become the center of his ministry. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 8:38) | 1 tn Grk “be,” that is, “remain.” In this context that would involve accompanying Jesus as he went on his way. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 7:38) | 6 tn Grk “kissed his feet,” but this has been replaced by the pronoun “them” in keeping with contemporary English style. |
| (0.35) | (Luk 6:8) | 2 sn The statement that Jesus knew their thoughts adds a prophetic note to his response; see Luke 5:22. |
