Amsal 8:35

8:35 For the one who finds me finds ¹  life

and receives ²  favor from the Lord.

Mazmur 112:5

112:5 It goes well for the one ³  who generously lends money,

and conducts his business honestly. ⁴ 

Pengkhotbah 8:8

8:8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, ⁵ 

so no one has power over the day of his ⁶  death.

Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, ⁷ 

so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked. ⁸ 

Kisah Para Rasul 11:24

11:24 because he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith, and a significant number of people ⁹  were brought to the Lord.

Roma 5:7

5:7 (For rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person perhaps someone might possibly dare to die.) ¹⁰ 

[8:35]  ¹ tc The Kethib reads plurals: “those who find me are finders of life”; this is reflected in the LXX and Syriac. But the Qere is singular: “whoever finds me finds life.” The Qere is generally favored as the original reading in such cases as these.

[8:35]  ² tn The preterite with vav (ו) consecutive carries the same nuance as the perfect tense that came before it, setting out the timeless principle.

[112:5]  ³ tn Heb “man.”

[112:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “he sustains his matters with justice.”

[8:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “There is not a man who has mastery over the wind to restrain the wind.”

[8:8]  ⁶ tn The word “his” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[8:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “There is no discharge in war.”

[8:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “its owners.”

[11:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “a significant crowd.”

[5:7]  ¹⁰ sn Verse 7 forms something of a parenthetical comment in Paul’s argument.