The Greek in 1 Samuel 15:11 that is translated as “rejected by this generation” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with von diesem Menschengesindel abglehnt und weggeworfen werden or “be rejected and discarded by this human riffraff.”
Saul became increasingly more powerful
The Greek in Acts 9:22 that is translated as “Saul became increasingly more powerful” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Angesichts solcher Reden wurde Sauls Auftreten umso erfolgreicher or “In view of such speeches, Saul’s appearance became all the more successful.”
kill me
The Greek in Acts 26:21 that is translated as “kill me” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with mich lynchen or “lynch me.”
See also their killing him.
rooftop
The Greek that is translated as “rooftop” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Dachgarten or “roof garden.”
earthly wisdom
The Greek in 2 Corinthians 1:12 that is translated as “earthly wisdom” or “fleshly wisdom” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as “vain wisdom.”
tender affection of Christ Jesus
The Greek in Philippians 1:8 that is translated as “tender affection of Christ Jesus” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with die Liebe, die von Jesus herkommt und mir durch Mark und Bein geht or “the love that comes from Jesus and touches me at me inmost being (verbatim: “goes through marrow and bone”).”
We know that this man is a sinner
The Greek in John 9:24 that is translated as “We know that this man is a sinner” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as a rhetorical question: Es ist doch klar, dass dieser Mensch namens Jesus ein Sünder ist, oder? or “It’s obvious that this person called Jesus is a sinner, isn’t it?”
not soiled their clothes
The Greek in Revelation 3:4 that is translated as “not soiled their clothes” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as eine reine Weste or “a clean vest” or idiomatically “free of guilt.”
