Yohanes 15:5
Konteks15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains 1 in me – and I in him – bears 2 much fruit, 3 because apart from me you can accomplish 4 nothing.
Yohanes 15:8
Konteks15:8 My Father is honored 5 by this, that 6 you bear 7 much fruit and show that you are 8 my disciples.
Efesus 2:10
Konteks2:10 For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them. 9
Filipi 1:11
Konteks1:11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Kolose 1:10
Konteks1:10 so that you may live 10 worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects 11 – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
Kolose 1:1
Konteks1:1 From Paul, 12 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Kolose 4:10
Konteks4:10 Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark, the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him).
Kolose 4:1
Konteks4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
Titus 2:9-10
Konteks2:9 Slaves 13 are to be subject to their own masters in everything, 14 to do what is wanted and not talk back, 2:10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, 15 in order to bring credit to 16 the teaching of God our Savior in everything.
Titus 1:10
Konteks1:10 For there are many 17 rebellious people, idle talkers, and deceivers, especially those with Jewish connections, 18
Titus 2:7
Konteks2:7 showing yourself to be an example of good works in every way. In your teaching show integrity, dignity,
Titus 2:14
Konteks2:14 He 19 gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, 20 who are eager to do good. 21
Titus 3:8
Konteks3:8 This saying 22 is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, 23 so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.
Ibrani 13:21
Konteks13:21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us 24 what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. 25 Amen.
Yakobus 1:27
Konteks1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before 26 God the Father 27 is this: to care for orphans and widows in their misfortune and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
[15:5] 3 tn Grk “in him, this one bears much fruit.” The pronoun “this one” has been omitted from the translation because it is redundant according to contemporary English style.
[15:5] sn Many interpret the imagery of fruit here and in 15:2, 4 in terms of good deeds or character qualities, relating it to passages elsewhere in the NT like Matt 3:8 and 7:20, Rom 6:22, Gal 5:22, etc. This is not necessarily inaccurate, but one must remember that for John, to have life at all is to bear fruit, while one who does not bear fruit shows that he does not have the life (once again, conduct is the clue to paternity, as in John 8:41; compare also 1 John 4:20).
[15:8] 6 tn The ἵνα (Jina) clause is best taken as substantival in apposition to ἐν τούτῳ (en toutw) at the beginning of the verse. The Father is glorified when the disciples bring forth abundant fruit. Just as Jesus has done the works which he has seen his Father doing (5:19-29) so also will his disciples.
[15:8] 8 tc Most
[2:10] 9 tn Grk “so that we might walk in them” (or “by them”).
[2:10] sn So that we may do them. Before the devil began to control our walk in sin and among sinful people, God had already planned good works for us to do.
[1:10] 10 tn The infinitive περιπατῆσαι (peripathsai, “to walk, to live, to live one’s life”) is best taken as an infinitive of purpose related to “praying” (προσευχόμενοι, proseucomenoi) and “asking” (αἰτούμενοι, aitoumenoi) in v. 9 and is thus translated as “that you may live.”
[1:10] 11 tn BDAG 129 s.v. ἀρεσκεία states that ἀρεσκείαν (areskeian) refers to a “desire to please εἰς πᾶσαν ἀ. to please (the Lord) in all respects Col 1:10.”
[1:1] 12 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.
[2:9] 13 tn See the note on the word “slave” in 1:1.
[2:9] 14 tn Or “to be subject to their own masters, to do what is wanted in everything.”
[2:10] 15 tn Or “showing that genuine faith is productive.” At issue between these two translations is the force of ἀγαθήν (agaqhn): Is it attributive (as the text has it) or predicate (as in this note)? A number of considerations point in the direction of a predicate ἀγαθήν (e.g., separation from the noun πίστιν (pistin) by the verb, the possibility that the construction is an object-complement, etc.), though is not usually seen as an option in either translations or commentaries. Cf. ExSyn 188-89, 312-13, for a discussion. Contextually, it makes an intriguing statement, for it suggests a synthetic or synonymous parallel: “‘Slaves should be wholly subject to their masters…demonstrating that all [genuine] faith is productive, with the result [ecbatic ἵνα] that they will completely adorn the doctrine of God.’ The point of the text, then, if this understanding is correct, is an exhortation to slaves to demonstrate that their faith is sincere and results in holy behavior. If taken this way, the text seems to support the idea that saving faith does not fail, but even results in good works” (ExSyn 312-13). The translation of ἀγαθήν as an attributive adjective, however, also makes good sense.
[2:10] 16 tn Or “adorn,” “show the beauty of.”
[1:10] 17 tc ‡ The earliest and best
[1:10] 18 tn Grk “those of the circumcision.” Some translations take this to refer to Jewish converts to Christianity (cf. NAB “Jewish Christians”; TEV “converts from Judaism”; CEV “Jewish followers”) while others are less clear (cf. NLT “those who insist on circumcision for salvation”).
[2:14] 19 tn Grk “who” (as a continuation of the previous clause).
[2:14] 20 tn Or “a people who are his very own.”
[2:14] 21 tn Grk “for good works.”
[3:8] 22 sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.
[3:8] 23 tn Grk “concerning these things.”
[13:21] 24 tc Some
[13:21] 25 tc ‡ Most