John 1:27

1:27 who is coming after me. I am not worthy ¹  to untie the strap ²  of his sandal!”

John 6:56

6:56 The one who eats ³  my flesh and drinks my blood resides in me, and I in him. ⁴ 

John 7:34

7:34 You will look for me ⁵  but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”

John 15:9

15:9 “Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; remain ⁶  in my love.

John 17:4

17:4 I glorified you on earth by completing ⁷  the work you gave me to do. ⁸ 

John 17:22

17:22 The glory ⁹  you gave to me I have given to them, that they may be one just as we are one –

John 18:8

18:8 Jesus replied, ¹⁰  “I told you that I am he. If you are looking for ¹¹  me, let these men ¹²  go.” ¹³ 

[1:27]  ¹ tn Grk “of whom I am not worthy.”

[1:27]  ² tn The term refers to the leather strap or thong used to bind a sandal. This is often viewed as a collective singular and translated as a plural, “the straps of his sandals,” but it may be more emphatic to retain the singular here.

[6:56]  ³ tn Or “who chews.” On the alternation between ἐσθίω (esqiw, “eat,” v. 53) and τρώγω (trwgw, “eats,” vv. 54, 56, 58; “consumes,” v. 57) see the note on “eats” in v. 54.

[6:56]  ⁴ sn Resides in me, and I in him. Note how in John 6:54 eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood produces eternal life and the promise of resurrection at the last day. Here the same process of eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his blood leads to a relationship of mutual indwelling (resides in me, and I in him). This suggests strongly that for the author (and for Jesus) the concepts of ‘possessing eternal life’ and of ‘residing in Jesus’ are virtually interchangeable.

[7:34]  ⁵ tn Grk “seek me.”

[15:9]  ⁷ tn Or “reside.”

[17:4]  ⁹ tn Or “by finishing” or “by accomplishing.” Jesus now states that he has glorified the Father on earth by finishing (τελειώσας [teleiwsas] is best understood as an adverbial participle of means) the work which the Father had given him to do.

[17:4]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “the work that you gave to me so that I may do it.”

[17:22]  ¹¹ tn Grk And the glory.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[18:8]  ¹³ tn Grk “Jesus answered.”

[18:8]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “if you are seeking.”

[18:8]  ¹⁵ tn The word “men” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The translation uses the word “men” here rather than a more generic word like “people” because in context Jesus referred only to the eleven remaining disciples who were loyal to him and were present at his arrest.

[18:8]  ¹⁶ sn A second time Jesus replied, “I told you that I am he,” identifying himself as the one they are seeking. Jesus also added, “If you are looking for me, let these men go.” Jesus successfully diverted attention from his disciples by getting the soldiers and officers of the chief priests to admit (twice) that it is only him they were after. Even in this hour Jesus still protected and cared for his own, giving himself up on their behalf. By handing himself over to his enemies, Jesus ensured that his disciples went free. From the perspective of the author, this is acting out beforehand what Jesus will actually do for his followers when he goes to the cross.