John 1:23
Context1:23 John 1 said, “I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness, ‘Make straight 2 the way for the Lord,’ 3 as Isaiah the prophet said.”
John 12:38
Context12:38 so that the word 4 of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, 5 “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord 6 been revealed?” 7
John 13:16
Context13:16 I tell you the solemn truth, 8 the slave 9 is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger 10 greater than the one who sent him.


[1:23] 1 tn Grk “He”; the referent (John the Baptist) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:23] 2 sn This call to “make straight” is probably an allusion to preparation through repentance.
[1:23] 3 sn A quotation from Isa 40:3.
[12:38] 6 tn “The arm of the Lord” is an idiom for “God’s great power” (as exemplified through Jesus’ miraculous signs). This response of unbelief is interpreted by the author as a fulfillment of the prophetic words of Isaiah (Isa 53:1). The phrase ὁ βραχίων κυρίου (Jo braciwn kuriou) is a figurative reference to God’s activity and power which has been revealed in the sign-miracles which Jesus has performed (compare the previous verse).
[12:38] 7 sn A quotation from Isa 53:1.
[13:16] 7 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
[13:16] 8 tn See the note on the word “slaves” in 4:51.
[13:16] 9 tn Or “nor is the apostle” (“apostle” means “one who is sent” in Greek).