John 1:30

1:30 This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, ¹  because he existed before me.’

John 3:4

3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?” ² 

John 4:36

4:36 The one who reaps receives pay ³  and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

John 9:30

9:30 The man replied, ⁴  “This is a remarkable thing, ⁵  that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see! ⁶ 

John 13:12

13:12 So when Jesus ⁷  had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table ⁸  again and said to them, “Do you understand ⁹  what I have done for you?

[1:30]  ¹ tn Or “has a higher rank than I.”

[3:4]  ² tn The grammatical structure of the question in Greek presupposes a negative reply.

[4:36]  ³ tn Or “a reward”; see L&N 38.14 and 57.173. This is something of a wordplay.

[9:30]  ⁴ tn Grk “The man answered and said to them.” This has been simplified in the translation to “The man replied.”

[9:30]  ⁵ tn Grk “For in this is a remarkable thing.”

[9:30]  ⁶ tn Grk “and he opened my eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[13:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “he reclined at the table.” The phrase reflects the normal 1st century Near Eastern practice of eating a meal in a semi-reclining position.

[13:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “Do you know.”