Yeremia 6:30

6:30 They are regarded as ‘rejected silver’ ¹ 

because the Lord rejects them.”

Roma 1:28

1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ²  God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done. ³ 

Roma 1:2

1:2 This gospel ⁴  he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

Titus 3:8

Summary of the Letter

3:8 This saying ⁵  is trustworthy, and I want you to insist on such truths, ⁶  so that those who have placed their faith in God may be intent on engaging in good works. These things are good and beneficial for all people.

[6:30]  ¹ tn This translation is intended to reflect the wordplay in the Hebrew text where the same root word is repeated in the two lines.

[1:28]  ² tn Grk “and just as they did not approve to have God in knowledge.”

[1:28]  ³ tn Grk “the things that are improper.”

[1:2]  ⁴ tn Grk “the gospel of God, which he promised.” Because of the length and complexity of this sentence in Greek, it was divided into shorter English sentences in keeping with contemporary English style. To indicate the referent of the relative pronoun (“which”), the word “gospel” was repeated at the beginning of v. 2.

[3:8]  ⁵ sn This saying (Grk “the saying”) refers to the preceding citation (Titus 3:4-7). See 1 Tim 1:15; 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11 for other occurrences of this phrase.

[3:8]  ⁶ tn Grk “concerning these things.”