2 Samuel 12:7

12:7 Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the Lord God of Israel says: ‘I chose ¹  you to be king over Israel and I rescued you from the hand of Saul.

2 Samuel 12:1

Nathan the Prophet Confronts David

12:1 So the Lord sent Nathan ²  to David. When he came to David, ³  Nathan ⁴  said, ⁵  “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

Kisah Para Rasul 20:1

Paul Travels Through Macedonia and Greece

20:1 After the disturbance had ended, Paul sent for the disciples, and after encouraging ⁶  them and saying farewell, ⁷  he left to go to Macedonia. ⁸ 

Lukas 7:42-44

7:42 When they could not pay, he canceled ⁹  the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?” 7:43 Simon answered, ¹⁰  “I suppose the one who had the bigger debt canceled.” ¹¹  Jesus ¹²  said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 7:44 Then, ¹³  turning toward the woman, he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house. You gave me no water for my feet, ¹⁴  but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

[12:7]  ¹ tn Heb “anointed.”

[12:1]  ² tc A few medieval Hebrew mss, the LXX, and the Syriac Peshitta add “the prophet.” The words are included in a few modern English version (e.g., TEV, CEV, NLT).

[12:1]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Nathan) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:1]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text repeats “to him.”

[20:1]  ⁶ tn Or “exhorting.”

[20:1]  ⁷ tn Or “and taking leave of them.”

[20:1]  ⁸ sn Macedonia was the Roman province of Macedonia in Greece.

[7:42]  ⁹ tn The verb ἐχαρίσατο (ecarisato) could be translated as “forgave.” Of course this pictures the forgiveness of God’s grace, which is not earned but bestowed with faith (see v. 49).

[7:43]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “answering, said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “answered.”

[7:43]  ¹¹ tn Grk “the one to whom he forgave more” (see v. 42).

[7:43]  ¹² tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[7:44]  ¹³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

[7:44]  ¹⁴ sn It is discussed whether these acts in vv. 44-46 were required by the host. Most think they were not, but this makes the woman’s acts of respect all the more amazing.