John 10:31

10:31 The Jewish leaders ¹  picked up rocks again to stone him to death.

John 8:5

8:5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death ²  such women. ³  What then do you say?”

John 11:8

11:8 The disciples replied, ⁴  “Rabbi, the Jewish leaders ⁵  were just now trying ⁶  to stone you to death! Are ⁷  you going there again?”

John 10:32-33

10:32 Jesus said to them, ⁸  “I have shown you many good deeds ⁹  from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?” 10:33 The Jewish leaders ¹⁰  replied, ¹¹  “We are not going to stone you for a good deed ¹²  but for blasphemy, ¹³  because ¹⁴  you, a man, are claiming to be God.” ¹⁵ 

¹ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish leaders. See the notes on the phrases “Jewish people” in v. 19 and “Jewish leaders” in v. 24.

² sn An allusion to Lev 20:10 and Deut 22:22-24.

³ sn The accusers themselves subtly misrepresented the law. The Mosaic law stated that in the case of adultery, both the man and woman must be put to death (Lev 20:10, Deut 22:22), but they mentioned only such women.

³ tn Grk “The disciples said to him.”

⁴ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) may refer to the entire Jewish people, the residents of Jerusalem and surrounding territory, the authorities in Jerusalem, or merely those who were hostile to Jesus. (For further information see R. G. Bratcher, “‘The Jews’ in the Gospel of John,” BT 26 [1975]: 401-9.) Here the phrase refers to the Jewish leaders. See the previous references and the notes on the phrase “Jewish people” in v. 19, and “Jewish religious leaders” in vv. 24, 31, 33.

⁵ tn Grk “seeking.”

⁶ tn Grk “And are.” 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.

⁴ tn Grk “Jesus answered them.”

⁵ tn Or “good works.”

⁵ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” Here again the phrase refers to the Jewish leaders. See the notes on the phrase “Jewish people” in v. 19 and “Jewish leaders” in vv. 24, 31.

⁶ tn Grk “answered him.”

⁷ tn Or “good work.”

⁸ sn This is the first time the official charge of blasphemy is voiced openly in the Fourth Gospel (although it was implicit in John 8:59).

⁹ tn Grk “and because.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “you, a man, make yourself to be God.”