John 6:12

6:12 When they were all satisfied, Jesus ¹  said to his disciples, “Gather up the broken pieces that are left over, so that nothing is wasted.”

John 11:52

11:52 and not for the Jewish nation ²  only, ³  but to gather together ⁴  into one the children of God who are scattered.) ⁵ 

¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn See the note on the word “nation” in the previous verse.

³ sn The author in his comment expands the prophecy to include the Gentiles (not for the Jewish nation only), a confirmation that the Fourth Gospel was directed, at least partly, to a Gentile audience. There are echoes of Pauline concepts here (particularly Eph 2:11-22) in the stress on the unity of Jew and Gentile.

⁴ tn Grk “that he might gather together.”

⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.