Kejadian 43:31

43:31 Then he washed his face and came out. With composure he said, ¹  “Set out the food.”

Yesaya 42:14

42:14 “I have been inactive ²  for a long time;

I kept quiet and held back.

Like a woman in labor I groan;

I pant and gasp. ³ 

Yesaya 42:2

42:2 He will not cry out or shout;

he will not publicize himself in the streets. ⁴ 

1 Petrus 3:9

3:9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless ⁵  others ⁶  because you were called to inherit a blessing.

1 Petrus 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ⁷  apart ⁸  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “and he controlled himself and said.”

² tn Heb “silent” (so NASB, NIV, TEV, NLT); CEV “have held my temper.”

³ sn The imagery depicts the Lord as a warrior who is eager to fight and can no longer hold himself back from the attack.

⁴ tn Heb “he will not cause his voice to be heard in the street.”

⁵ tn Grk “not returning…but blessing,” continuing the sense of command from the preceding.

⁶ tn The direct object “others” is omitted but implied in Greek, and must be supplied to suit English style.

⁷ tc Most later mss (P Ï) have θεόν (qeon, “God”) instead of Χριστόν (Criston; “Christ”) here. But Χριστόν is widely supported by excellent and early witnesses (Ì⁷² א A B C Ψ 33 1739 al latt sy co), and as a less common idiom better explains the rise of the other reading.

⁸ tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

⁹ tn Grk “the hope in you.”