Titus 2:13

2:13 as we wait for the happy fulfillment of our hope in the glorious appearing ¹  of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. ² 

Ibrani 9:28

9:28 so also, after Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many, ³  to those who eagerly await him he will appear a second time, not to bear sin ⁴  but to bring salvation. ⁵ 

Ibrani 9:2

9:2 For a tent was prepared, the outer one, ⁶  which contained ⁷  the lampstand, the table, and the presentation of the loaves; this ⁸  is called the holy place.

1 Petrus 3:12

3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are ⁹  upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil. ¹⁰ 

[2:13]  ¹ tn Grk “the blessed hope and glorious appearing.”

[2:13]  ² tn The terms “God and Savior” both refer to the same person, Jesus Christ. This is one of the clearest statements in the NT concerning the deity of Christ. The construction in Greek is known as the Granville Sharp rule, named after the English philanthropist-linguist who first clearly articulated the rule in 1798. Sharp pointed out that in the construction article-noun-καί-noun (where καί [kai] = “and”), when two nouns are singular, personal, and common (i.e., not proper names), they always had the same referent. Illustrations such as “the friend and brother,” “the God and Father,” etc. abound in the NT to prove Sharp’s point. The only issue is whether terms such as “God” and “Savior” could be considered common nouns as opposed to proper names. Sharp and others who followed (such as T. F. Middleton in his masterful The Doctrine of the Greek Article) demonstrated that a proper name in Greek was one that could not be pluralized. Since both “God” (θεός, qeos) and “savior” (σωτήρ, swthr) were occasionally found in the plural, they did not constitute proper names, and hence, do fit Sharp’s rule. Although there have been 200 years of attempts to dislodge Sharp’s rule, all attempts have been futile. Sharp’s rule stands vindicated after all the dust has settled. For more information on Sharp’s rule see ExSyn 270-78, esp. 276. See also 2 Pet 1:1 and Jude 4.

[9:28]  ³ sn An allusion to Isa 53:12.

[9:28]  ⁴ tn Grk “without sin,” but in context this does not refer to Christ’s sinlessness (as in Heb 4:15) but to the fact that sin is already dealt with by his first coming.

[9:28]  ⁵ tn Grk “for salvation.” This may be construed with the verb “await” (those who wait for him to bring them salvation), but the connection with “appear” (as in the translation) is more likely.

[9:2]  ⁶ tn Grk “the first,” in order of approach in the ritual.

[9:2]  ⁷ tn Grk “in which [were].”

[9:2]  ⁸ tn Grk “which,” describing the outer tent.

[3:12]  ⁹ tn The verbs are implied but not expressed in this verse: “the Lord’s eyes [ ] on the righteous and his ears [ ] to their prayer, but his face [ ] against those who do evil.”

[3:12]  ¹⁰ sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16.