1 Samuel 8:16

8:16 He will take your male and female servants, as well as your best cattle and your donkeys, and assign them for his own use.

1 Samuel 14:52

14:52 There was fierce war with the Philistines all the days of Saul. So whenever Saul saw anyone who was a warrior or a brave individual, he would conscript him.

1 Samuel 28:2

28:2 David replied to Achish, “That being the case, you will come to know what your servant can do!” Achish said to David, “Then I will make you my bodyguard ¹  from now on.” ² 

1 Samuel 28:1

The Witch of Endor

28:1 In those days the Philistines gathered their troops ³  for war in order to fight Israel. Achish said to David, “You should fully understand that you and your men must go with me into the battle.” ⁴ 

Kisah Para Rasul 9:22

9:22 But Saul became more and more capable, ⁵  and was causing consternation ⁶  among the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving ⁷  that Jesus ⁸  is the Christ. ⁹ 

Kisah Para Rasul 14:27

14:27 When they arrived and gathered the church together, they reported ¹⁰  all the things God ¹¹  had done with them, and that he had opened a door ¹²  of faith for the Gentiles.

Kisah Para Rasul 14:2

14:2 But the Jews who refused to believe ¹³  stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds ¹⁴  against the brothers.

Kisah Para Rasul 6:1

The Appointment of the First Seven Deacons

6:1 Now in those ¹⁵  days, when the disciples were growing in number, ¹⁶  a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews ¹⁷  against the native Hebraic Jews, ¹⁸  because their widows ¹⁹  were being overlooked ²⁰  in the daily distribution of food. ²¹ 

Ibrani 1:14

1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out to serve those ²²  who will inherit salvation?

[28:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the guardian for my head.”

[28:2]  ² tn Heb “all the days.”

[28:1]  ³ tn Heb “their camps.”

[28:1]  ⁴ tc The translation follows the LXX (εἰς πόλεμον, eis polemon) and a Qumran ms מלחמה במלחמה ([m]lkhmh) bammilkhamah (“in the battle”) rather than the MT’s בַמַּחֲנֶה (bammakhaneh, “in the camp”; cf. NASB). While the MT reading is not impossible here, and although admittedly it is the harder reading, the variant fits the context better. The MT can be explained as a scribal error caused in part by the earlier occurrence of “camp” in this verse.

[9:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “was becoming stronger,” but this could be understood in a physical sense, while the text refers to Saul’s growing ability to demonstrate to fellow Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. The translation “to become capable” for ἐνδυναμόω (endunamow) is given in L&N 74.7, with this specific verse as an example.

[9:22]  ⁶ tn Or “was confounding.” For the translation “to cause consternation” for συγχέω (suncew) see L&N 25.221.

[9:22]  ⁷ tn Or “by showing for certain.”

[9:22]  ⁸ tn Grk “that this one”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:22]  ⁹ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.” Note again the variation in the titles used.

[9:22]  sn See the note on Christ in 2:31.

[14:27]  ¹⁰ tn Or “announced.”

[14:27]  ¹¹ sn Note that God is the subject of the activity. The outcome of this mission is seen as a confirmation of the mission to the Gentiles.

[14:27]  ¹² sn On the image of opening, or of the door, see 1 Cor 16:9; 2 Cor 2:12; Col 4:3.

[14:2]  ¹³ tn Or “who would not believe.”

[14:2]  ¹⁴ tn Or “embittered their minds” (Grk “their souls”). BDAG 502 s.v. κακόω 2 has “make angry, embitter τὰς ψυχάς τινων κατά τινος poison the minds of some persons against another Ac 14:2.”

[6:1]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “these.” The translation uses “those” for stylistic reasons.

[6:1]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “were multiplying.”

[6:1]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the Hellenists,” but this descriptive term is largely unknown to the modern English reader. The translation “Greek-speaking Jews” attempts to convey something of who these were, but it was more than a matter of language spoken; it involved a degree of adoption of Greek culture as well.

[6:1]  sn The Greek-speaking Jews were the Hellenists, Jews who to a greater or lesser extent had adopted Greek thought, customs, and lifestyle, as well as the Greek language. The city of Alexandria in Egypt was a focal point for them, but they were scattered throughout the Roman Empire.

[6:1]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “against the Hebrews,” but as with “Hellenists” this needs further explanation for the modern reader.

[6:1]  ¹⁹ sn The care of widows is a major biblical theme: Deut 10:18; 16:11, 14; 24:17, 19-21; 26:12-13; 27:19; Isa 1:17-23; Jer 7:6; Mal 3:5.

[6:1]  ²⁰ tn Or “neglected.”

[6:1]  ²¹ tn Grk “in the daily serving.”

[6:1]  sn The daily distribution of food. The early church saw it as a responsibility to meet the basic needs of people in their group.

[1:14]  ²² tn Grk “sent for service for the sake of those.”