John 11:16

11:16 So Thomas (called Didymus ¹ ) ²  said to his fellow disciples, “Let us go too, so that we may die with him.” ³ 

John 11:21

11:21 Martha ⁴  said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.

John 11:26

11:26 and the one who lives and believes in me will never die. ⁵  Do you believe this?”

John 18:14

18:14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised ⁶  the Jewish leaders ⁷  that it was to their advantage that one man die for the people.) ⁸ 

John 18:32

18:32 (This happened ⁹  to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated ¹⁰  what kind of death he was going to die. ¹¹ )

¹ sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

³ sn One gets the impression from Thomas’ statement “Let us go too, so that we may die with him” that he was something of a pessimist resigned to his fate. And yet his dedicated loyalty to Jesus and his determination to accompany him at all costs was truly commendable. Nor is the contrast between this statement and the confession of Thomas in 20:28, which forms the climax of the entire Fourth Gospel, to be overlooked; certainly Thomas’ concept of who Jesus is has changed drastically between 11:16 and 20:28.

⁴ tn Grk “Then Martha.” Here οὖν (oun) has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

⁷ tn Grk “will never die forever.”

¹⁰ tn Or “counseled.”

¹¹ tn Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish leaders, specifically members of the Sanhedrin (see John 11:49-50). See also the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 12.

¹² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

¹³ tn The words “This happened” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

¹⁴ tn Or “making clear.”

¹⁵ sn A reference to John 12:32.