John 5:15-16

5:15 The man went away and informed the Jewish leaders ¹  that Jesus was the one who had made him well.

Responding to Jewish Leaders

5:16 Now because Jesus was doing these things ²  on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders ³  began persecuting ⁴  him.

John 9:13

The Pharisees’ Reaction to the Healing

9:13 They brought the man who used to be blind ⁵  to the Pharisees. ⁶ 

John 12:37

The Outcome of Jesus’ Public Ministry Foretold

12:37 Although Jesus ⁷  had performed ⁸  so many miraculous signs before them, they still refused to believe in him,

Luke 16:30-31

16:30 Then ⁹  the rich man ¹⁰  said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead ¹¹  goes to them, they will repent.’ 16:31 He ¹²  replied to him, ‘If they do not respond to ¹³  Moses and the prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’” ¹⁴ 

Acts 5:25

5:25 But someone came and reported to them, “Look! The men you put in prison are standing in the temple courts ¹⁵  and teaching ¹⁶  the people!”

¹ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.

² sn Note the plural phrase these things which seems to indicate that Jesus healed on the Sabbath more than once (cf. John 20:30). The synoptic gospels show this to be true; the incident in 5:1-15 has thus been chosen by the author as representative.

³ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.

⁴ tn Or “harassing.”

⁵ tn Grk “who was formerly blind.”

⁶ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁸ tn Or “done.”

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the rich man, v. 19) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ sn If someone from the dead goes to them. The irony and joy of the story is that what is denied the rich man’s brothers, a word of warning from beyond the grave, is given to the reader of the Gospel in this exchange.

¹² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

¹³ tn Or “obey”; Grk “hear.” See the note on the phrase “respond to” in v. 29.

¹⁴ sn The concluding statement of the parable, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead, provides a hint that even Jesus’ resurrection will not help some to respond. The message of God should be good enough. Scripture is the sign to be heeded.

¹⁵ tn Grk “the temple.” This is actually a reference to the courts surrounding the temple proper, and has been translated accordingly.

¹⁶ sn Obeying God (see v. 29), the apostles were teaching again (4:18-20; 5:20). They did so despite the risk.