John 1:36

1:36 Gazing at Jesus as he walked by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!” ¹ 

John 6:6

6:6 (Now Jesus ²  said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.) ³ 

John 7:15

7:15 Then the Jewish leaders ⁴  were astonished ⁵  and said, “How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?” ⁶ 

John 7:29

7:29 but ⁷  I know him, because I have come from him ⁸  and he ⁹  sent me.”

John 9:12

9:12 They said ¹⁰  to him, “Where is that man?” ¹¹  He replied, ¹²  “I don’t know.”

John 11:36

11:36 Thus the people who had come to mourn ¹³  said, “Look how much he loved him!”

John 12:41

12:41 Isaiah said these things because he saw Christ’s ¹⁴  glory, and spoke about him.

John 13:17

13:17 If you understand ¹⁵  these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

John 20:9

20:9 (For they did not yet understand ¹⁶  the scripture that Jesus ¹⁷  must rise from the dead.) ¹⁸ 

John 21:21

21:21 So when Peter saw him, ¹⁹  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.

[6:6]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:6]  ³ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[7:15]  ³ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish authorities or leaders who were Jesus’ primary opponents. See the note on the phrase “the Jewish leaders” in v. 1.

[7:15]  ⁴ tn Or “began to be astonished.” This imperfect verb could also be translated ingressively (“began to be astonished”), but for English stylistic reasons it is rendered as a simple past.

[7:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “How does this man know learning since he has not been taught?” The implication here is not that Jesus never went to school (in all probability he did attend a local synagogue school while a youth), but that he was not the disciple of a particular rabbi and had not had formal or advanced instruction under a recognized rabbi (compare Acts 4:13 where a similar charge is made against Peter and John; see also Paul’s comment in Acts 22:3).

[7:29]  ⁴ tn Although the conjunction “but” is not in the Greek text, the contrast is implied (an omitted conjunction is called asyndeton).

[7:29]  ⁵ tn The preposition παρά (para) followed by the genitive has the local sense preserved and can be used of one person sending another. This does not necessarily imply origin in essence or eternal generation.

[7:29]  ⁶ tn Grk “and that one.”

[9:12]  ⁵ tn Grk “And they said.”

[9:12]  ⁶ tn Grk “that one.” “Man” is more normal English style for the referent.

[9:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “He said.”

[11:36]  ⁶ tn Or “the Judeans”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the friends, acquaintances, and relatives of Lazarus or his sisters who had come to mourn, since the Jewish religious authorities are specifically mentioned as a separate group in John 11:46-47. See also the notes on the phrase “the Jewish leaders” in v. 8 and “the Jewish people of the region” in v. 19, as well as the notes on the word “people” in vv. 31, 33.

[12:41]  ⁷ tn Grk “his”; the referent (Christ) has been specified in the translation for clarity. The referent supplied here is “Christ” rather than “Jesus” because it involves what Isaiah saw. It is clear that the author presents Isaiah as having seen the preincarnate glory of Christ, which was the very revelation of the Father (see John 1:18; John 14:9).

[13:17]  ⁸ tn Grk “If you know.”

[20:9]  ⁹ tn Or “yet know.”

[20:9]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:9]  ¹¹ sn Verse 9 is a parenthetical note by the author. The author does not explicitly mention what OT scripture is involved (neither does Paul in 1 Cor 15:4, for that matter). The resurrection of the Messiah in general terms may have been seen in Isa 53:10-12 and Ps 16:10. Specific references may have been understood in Jonah 1:17 and Hos 6:2 because of the mention of “the third day.” Beyond this it is not possible to be more specific.

[21:21]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “saw this one.”