The Greek in Luke 24:47 that is translated as “proclaimed in his name” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with in meinem Namen angeboten werden or “offered in my name.”
fumble about
The Greek in Acts 17:27 that is translated as “fumble about” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with ertasten or “feel by touch.”
let your peace return to you
The Greek in Matthew 10:13 that is translated as “let your peace return to you” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with nehmt ihr euren Segen selbst wieder mit, so seid ihr für schlechte Behandlung entschädigt or “take your blessing back with you, so that you will be compensated for bad treatment.”
futile conduct inherited from your ancestors
The Greek in 1 Peter 1:18 that is translated as “futile conduct inherited from your ancestors” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with euer angestammtes, dumpfes Heidentum or “your ancestral, dull paganism.”
pursue hospitality to strangers
The Greek in Romans 12:13 that is translated as “pursue hospitality to strangers” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Gastfreundschaft sei euer höchstes Ziel or “let hospitality be your most important goal.”
See also practice hospitality.
their talk will spread like gangrene
The Greek in 2 Timothy 2:17 that is translated as “their talk will spread like gangrene” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with sein Wort findet Fraß wie ein Krebs or “his word propagates like cancer.”
See also Translation commentary on 2 Timothy 2:17.
insulted him and shook their heads
The Greek that is translated as “(they) insulted him and shook their heads” in English is translated in Dobel with the culturally equivalent “(they) continuously bit their lips at him and abused him.”
In Nüpode Huitoto, “shake their heads” is translated with the cultural equivalent “stick out their chins” (source: Ronald D. Olson in Notes on Translation January, 1968, p. 15ff.), in Chol with “spitting on the ground,” in Copainalá Zoque with “clapping the hands” (source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation, March 1965), p. 2ff.), and in Chichewa (interconfessional translation) as “showing their scorn” (“‘wagging their heads’ is understood as a nonverbal expression of frustration, grief, or even surprise — source: Wendland 1987, p. 110).
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) idiomatically with verzogen höhnisch das Gesicht und spotteten or “tauntingly grimaced at him and mocked him.”
Since the shaking of the heads as meaningless in Toposa, the translators chose to say “kept mocking him” (emphasis added), highlighting the continuous aspect. (Source: Schröder 2026, p. 101).
See also shake the head.
cut to the heart, hearts were troubled
The Greek in Acts 2:37 that is translated as “cut to the heart” or “hearts were troubled” or alike in English is translated as “it entered squeezing in their spirits” in Chuj. (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated as “their heart hurt.”
See also troubled.