Mazmur 9:16-17

9:16 The Lord revealed himself;

he accomplished justice;

the wicked were ensnared by their own actions. ¹  (Higgaion. ²  Selah)

9:17 The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; ³ 

this is the destiny of ⁴  all the nations that ignore ⁵  God,

Yesaya 45:4-5

45:4 For the sake of my servant Jacob,

Israel, my chosen one,

I call you by name

and give you a title of respect, even though you do not recognize ⁶  me.

45:5 I am the Lord, I have no peer, ⁷ 

there is no God but me.

I arm you for battle, ⁸  even though you do not recognize ⁹  me.

Yohanes 16:3

16:3 They ¹⁰  will do these things because they have not known the Father or me. ¹¹ 

Yohanes 17:25

17:25 Righteous Father, even if the world does not know you, I know you, and these men ¹²  know that you sent me.

Kisah Para Rasul 17:23

17:23 For as I went around and observed closely your objects of worship, ¹³  I even found an altar with this inscription: ¹⁴  ‘To an unknown god.’ Therefore what you worship without knowing it, ¹⁵  this I proclaim to you.

Roma 1:28

1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, ¹⁶  God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what should not be done. ¹⁷ 

Roma 1:2

1:2 This gospel ¹⁸  he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures,

Roma 1:8

Paul’s Desire to Visit Rome

1:8 First of all, ¹⁹  I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

[9:16]  ¹ tn Heb “by the work of his hands [the] wicked [one] was ensnared. The singular form רָשָׁע (rasha’, “wicked”) is collective or representative here (see vv. 15, 17). The form נוֹקֵשׁ (noqesh) appears to be an otherwise unattested Qal form (active participle) from נָקַשׁ (naqash), but the form should be emended to נוֹקַשׁ (noqash), a Niphal perfect from יָקַשׁ (yaqash).

[9:16]  ² tn This is probably a technical musical term.

[9:17]  ³ tn Heb “the wicked turn back to Sheol.” The imperfect verbal form either emphasizes what typically happens or describes vividly the aftermath of the Lord’s victory over the psalmist’s enemies. See v. 3.

[9:17]  ⁴ tn The words “this is the destiny of” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons. The verb “are turned back” is understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line).

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “forget.” “Forgetting God” refers here to worshiping false gods and thereby refusing to recognize his sovereignty (see also Deut 8:19; Judg 3:7; 1 Sam 12:9; Isa 17:10; Jer 3:21; Ps 44:20). The nations’ refusal to acknowledge God’s sovereignty accounts for their brazen attempt to attack and destroy his people.

[45:4]  ⁶ tn Or “know” (NCV, NRSV, TEV, NLT); NIV “acknowledge.”

[45:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “and there is none besides.” On the use of עוֹד (’od) here, see BDB 729 s.v. 1.c.

[45:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “gird you” (so NASB) or “strengthen you” (so NIV).

[45:5]  ⁹ tn Or “know” (NAB, NCV, NRSV, TEV, CEV, NLT); NIV “have not acknowledged.”

[16:3]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “And they.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[16:3]  ¹¹ sn Ignorance of Jesus and ignorance of the Father are also linked in 8:19; to know Jesus would be to know the Father also, but since the world does not know Jesus, neither does it know his Father. The world’s ignorance of the Father is also mentioned in 8:55, 15:21, and 17:25.

[17:25]  ¹² tn The word “men” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The translation uses the word “men” here rather than a more general term like “people” because the use of the aorist verb ἔγνωσαν (egnwsan) implies that Jesus is referring to the disciples present with him as he spoke these words (presumably all of them men in the historical context), rather than to those who are yet to believe because of their testimony (see John 17:20).

[17:23]  ¹³ tn Or “your sanctuaries.” L&N 53.54 gives “sanctuary” (place of worship) as an alternate meaning for the word σεβάσματα (sebasmata).

[17:23]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “on which was written,” but since it would have been carved in stone, it is more common to speak of an “inscription” in English. To simplify the English the relative construction with a passive verb (“on which was inscribed”) was translated as a prepositional phrase with a substantive (“inscription”).

[17:23]  ¹⁵ tn BDAG 13 s.v. ἀγνοέω 1.b has “Abs. ὅ ἀγνοοῦντες εὐσεβεῖτε what you worship without knowing it (on the subject matter Maximus Tyr. 11, 5e: all sorts of philosophers ἴσασιν οὐκ ἑκόντες καὶ λέγουσιν ἄκοντες sc. τὸ θεῖον = they know and name God without intending to do so) Ac 17:23.” Paul, in typical Jewish Christian style, informs them of the true God, of whom their idols are an ignorant reflection.

[1:28]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “and just as they did not approve to have God in knowledge.”

[1:28]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “the things that are improper.”

[1:2]  ¹⁸ 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.

[1:8]  ¹⁹ tn Grk “First.” Paul never mentions a second point, so J. B. Phillips translated “I must begin by telling you….”