Kejadian 19:3

19:3 But he urged ¹  them persistently, so they turned aside with him and entered his house. He prepared a feast for them, including bread baked without yeast, and they ate.

Yudas 1:15-16

1:15 to execute judgment on ²  all, and to convict every person ³  of all their thoroughly ungodly deeds ⁴  that they have committed, ⁵  and of all the harsh words that ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” ⁶  1:16 These people are grumblers and ⁷  fault-finders who go ⁸  wherever their desires lead them, ⁹  and they give bombastic speeches, ¹⁰  enchanting folks ¹¹  for their own gain. ¹² 

Amos 6:4

6:4 They lie around on beds decorated with ivory, ¹³ 

and sprawl out on their couches.

They eat lambs from the flock,

and calves from the middle of the pen.

Maleakhi 1:14

1:14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” ¹⁴  says the Lord who rules over all, “and my name is awesome among the nations.”

Matius 22:4

22:4 Again he sent other slaves, saying, ‘Tell those who have been invited, “Look! The feast I have prepared for you is ready. ¹⁵  My oxen and fattened cattle have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.”’

Lukas 15:23

15:23 Bring ¹⁶  the fattened calf ¹⁷  and kill it! Let us eat ¹⁸  and celebrate,

Lukas 15:27

15:27 The slave replied, ¹⁹  ‘Your brother has returned, and your father has killed the fattened calf ²⁰  because he got his son ²¹  back safe and sound.’

Lukas 15:30

15:30 But when this son of yours ²²  came back, who has devoured ²³  your assets with prostitutes, ²⁴  you killed the fattened calf ²⁵  for him!’

[19:3]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb פָּצַר (patsar, “to press, to insist”) ironically foreshadows the hostile actions of the men of the city (see v. 9, where the verb also appears). The repetition of the word serves to contrast Lot to his world.

[1:15]  ² tn Grk “against” (κατά [kata] + genitive). English usage is satisfied with “on” at this point, but the parallel is lost in the translation to some degree, for the end of v. 15 says that this judgment is meted out on these sinners because they spoke against him (κατά + genitive).

[1:15]  ³ tn Or “soul.”

[1:15]  ⁴ tn Grk “of all their works of ungodliness.” The adverb “thoroughly” is part of the following verb “have committed.” See note on verb “committed” later in this verse.

[1:15]  ⁵ tn The verb in Greek does not simply mean “have committed,” but “have committed in an ungodly way.” The verb ἀσεβέω (asebew) is cognate to the noun ἀσέβεια (asebeia, “ungodliness”). There is no easy way to express this in English, since English does not have a single word that means the same thing. Nevertheless, the tenor of v. 15 is plainly seen, regardless of the translation.

[1:15]  ⁶ sn An apparent quotation from 1 En. 1:9. There is some doubt as to whether Jude is actually quoting from the text of 1 Enoch; the text here in Jude differs in some respects from the extant text of this pseudepigraphic book. It is sometimes suggested that Jude may instead have been quoting from oral tradition which had roots older than the written text.

[1:16]  ⁷ tn “And” is not in Greek, but is supplied for the sake of English style.

[1:16]  ⁸ tn Or “going.” Though the participle is anarthrous, so also is the subject. Thus, the participle could be either adverbial or adjectival.

[1:16]  ⁹ tn Grk “(who go/going) according to their own lusts.”

[1:16]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “and their mouth speaks bombastic things.”

[1:16]  sn They give bombastic speeches. The idiom of opening one’s mouth in the NT often implied a public oration from a teacher or one in authority. Cf. Matt 5:2; Luke 4:22; Acts 1:16; 3:18; 10:34; Eph 6:19; Rev 13:5-6.

[1:16]  ¹¹ sn Enchanting folks (Grk “awing faces”) refers to the fact that the speeches of these false teachers are powerful and seductive.

[1:16]  ¹² tn Or “to their own advantage.”

[6:4]  ¹³ tn Heb “beds of ivory.”

[1:14]  ¹⁴ sn The epithet great king was used to describe the Hittite rulers on their covenant documents and so, in the covenant ideology of Malachi, is an apt description of the Lord.

[22:4]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “Behold, I have prepared my dinner.” In some contexts, however, to translate ἄριστον (ariston) as “dinner” somewhat misses the point. L&N 23.22 here suggests, “See now, the feast I have prepared (for you is ready).”

[15:23]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “And bring.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[15:23]  ¹⁷ tn Or “the prize calf” (L&N 65.8). See also L&N 44.2, “grain-fattened.” Such a calf was usually reserved for religious celebrations.

[15:23]  ¹⁸ tn The participle φαγόντες (fagontes) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

[15:27]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “And he said to him.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated. The rest of the phrase has been simplified to “the slave replied,” with the referent (the slave) specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:27]  ²⁰ tn See note on the phrase “fattened calf” in v. 23.

[15:27]  ²¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (the younger son) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:30]  ²² sn Note the younger son is not “my brother” but this son of yours (an expression with a distinctly pejorative nuance).

[15:30]  ²³ sn This is another graphic description. The younger son’s consumption had been like a glutton. He had both figuratively and literally devoured the assets which were given to him.

[15:30]  ²⁴ sn The charge concerning the prostitutes is unproven, but essentially the older brother accuses the father of committing an injustice by rewarding his younger son’s unrighteous behavior.

[15:30]  ²⁵ sn See note on the phrase “fattened calf” in v. 23.