Text -- John 11:56-57 (NET)

11:56 Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?” 11:57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus was should report it, so that they could arrest him.)

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Joh 11:56

¹ tn Grk “they were seeking Jesus.”

² tn Grk “in the temple.”

NET Notes: Joh 11:57

¹ tn The phrase “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive name for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26.

² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Or “could seize.”

⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.