John 1:36-37

1:36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” ¹  1:37 When John’s ²  two disciples heard him say this, ³  they followed Jesus. ⁴ 

John 2:8

2:8 Then he told them, “Now draw some out and take it to the head steward,” ⁵  and they did.

John 4:31

Workers for the Harvest

4:31 Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, ⁶  “Rabbi, eat something.” ⁷ 

John 9:5

9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” ⁸ 

John 10:23

10:23 It was winter, ⁹  and Jesus was walking in the temple area ¹⁰  in Solomon’s Portico. ¹¹ 

John 14:14

14:14 If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.

John 21:21

21:21 So when Peter saw him, ¹²  he asked Jesus, “Lord, what about him?”

[1:36]  ¹ sn This section (1:35-51) is joined to the preceding by the literary expedient of repeating the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus being the Lamb of God (1:36, cf. 1:29). This repeated testimony (1:36) no longer has revelatory value in itself, since it has been given before; its purpose, instead, is to institute a chain reaction which will bring John the Baptist’s disciples to Jesus and make them Jesus’ own disciples.

[1:37]  ² tn Grk “his”; the referent (John) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:37]  ³ tn Grk “And the two disciples heard him speaking.”

[1:37]  ⁴ sn The expression followed Jesus pictures discipleship, which means that to learn from Jesus is to follow him as the guiding priority of one’s life.

[2:8]  ³ tn Or “the master of ceremonies.”

[4:31]  ⁴ tn Grk “were asking him, saying.”

[4:31]  ⁵ tn The direct object of φάγε (fage) in Greek is understood; “something” is supplied in English.

[9:5]  ⁵ sn Jesus’ statement I am the light of the world connects the present account with 8:12. Here (seen more clearly than at 8:12) it is obvious what the author sees as the significance of Jesus’ statement. “Light” is not a metaphysical definition of the person of Jesus but a description of his effect on the world, forcing everyone in the world to ‘choose up sides’ for or against him (cf. 3:19-21).

[10:23]  ⁶ sn It was winter. The feast began on 25 Kislev, in November-December of the modern Gregorian calendar.

[10:23]  ⁷ tn Grk “in the temple.”

[10:23]  ⁸ tn Or “portico,” “colonnade”; Grk “stoa.”

[21:21]  ⁷ tn Grk “saw this one.”