Discovery BoxJohn 1:40
Context1:40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two disciples who heard what John said 1 and followed Jesus. 2
John 1:43
Context1:43 On the next day Jesus 3 wanted to set out for Galilee. 4 He 5 found Philip and said 6 to him, “Follow me.”
John 10:4
Context10:4 When he has brought all his own sheep 7 out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize 8 his voice.
John 13:37
Context13:37 Peter said to him, “Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!” 9
John 20:6
Context20:6 Then Simon Peter, who had been following him, arrived and went right into the tomb. He saw 10 the strips of linen cloth lying there,
John 21:19
Context21:19 (Now Jesus 11 said this to indicate clearly by what kind of death Peter 12 was going to glorify God.) 13 After he said this, Jesus told Peter, 14 “Follow me.”
John 21:22
Context21:22 Jesus replied, 15 “If I want him to live 16 until I come back, 17 what concern is that of yours? You follow me!”
[1:40] 1 tn Grk “who heard from John.”
[1:40] 2 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[1:43] 3 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Jesus is best taken as the subject of εὑρίσκει (Jeuriskei), since Peter would scarcely have wanted to go to Galilee.
[1:43] 4 sn No explanation is given for why Jesus wanted to set out for Galilee, but probably he wanted to go to the wedding at Cana (about a two day trip).
[1:43] 5 tn Grk “and he.” Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
[1:43] 6 tn Grk “and Jesus said.”
[10:4] 5 tn The word “sheep” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
[10:4] 6 tn Grk “because they know.”
[13:37] 7 tn Or “I will die willingly for you.”
[20:6] 9 tn Grk “And he saw.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.
[21:19] 11 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[21:19] 12 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Peter) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[21:19] 13 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. The phrase by what kind of death Peter was going to glorify God almost certainly indicates martyrdom (cf. 1 Pet 4:16), and it may not predict anything more than that. But the parallelism of this phrase to similar phrases in John 12:33 and 18:32 which describe Jesus’ own death by crucifixion have led many to suggest that the picture Jesus is portraying for Peter looks not just at martyrdom but at death by crucifixion. This seems to be confirmed by the phrase you will stretch out your hands in the preceding verse. There is some evidence that the early church understood this and similar phrases (one of them in Isa 65:2) to refer to crucifixion (for a detailed discussion of the evidence see L. Morris, John [NICNT], 876, n. 52). Some have objected that if this phrase does indeed refer to crucifixion, the order within v. 18 is wrong, because the stretching out of the hands in crucifixion precedes the binding and leading where one does not wish to go. R. E. Brown (John [AB], 2:1108) sees this as a deliberate reversal of the normal order (hysteron proteron) intended to emphasize the stretching out of the hands. Another possible explanation for the unusual order is the Roman practice in crucifixions of tying the condemned prisoner’s arms to the crossbeam (patibulum) and forcing him to carry it to the place of execution (W. Bauer as cited by O. Cullmann in Peter: Disciple, Apostle, Martyr [LHD], 88).
[21:19] 14 tn Grk “After he said this, he said to him”; the referents (first Jesus, second Peter) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
[21:22] 13 tn Grk “Jesus said to him.”
[21:22] 14 tn Grk “to stay” or “to remain”; but since longevity is the issue in the context, “to live” conveys the idea more clearly.
[21:22] 15 tn The word “back” is supplied to clarify the meaning.
