John 1:47

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, ¹  “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” ² 

John 11:3

11:3 So the sisters sent a message ³  to Jesus, ⁴  “Lord, look, the one you love is sick.”

John 13:22

13:22 The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed ⁵  to know which of them he was talking about.

John 16:29

16:29 His disciples said, “Look, now you are speaking plainly ⁶  and not in obscure figures of speech! ⁷ 

John 19:5

19:5 So Jesus came outside, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. ⁸  Pilate ⁹  said to them, “Look, here is the man!” ¹⁰ 

John 19:27

19:27 He then said to his disciple, “Look, here is your mother!” From that very time ¹¹  the disciple took her into his own home.

[1:47]  ¹ tn Grk “said about him.”

[1:47]  ² tn Or “treachery.”

[11:3]  ³ tn The phrase “a message” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from context.

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Grk “to him, saying”; the referent (Jesus) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:22]  ⁵ tn Grk “uncertain,” “at a loss.” Here two terms, “worried and perplexed,” were used to convey the single idea of the Greek verb ἀπορέω (aporew).

[16:29]  ⁷ tn Or “openly.”

[16:29]  ⁸ tn Or “not in parables.” or “not in metaphors.”

[19:5]  ⁹ sn See the note on the purple robe in 19:2.

[19:5]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:5]  ¹¹ sn Look, here is the man! Pilate may have meant no more than something like “Here is the accused!” or in a contemptuous way, “Here is your king!” Others have taken Pilate’s statement as intended to evoke pity from Jesus’ accusers: “Look at this poor fellow!” (Jesus would certainly not have looked very impressive after the scourging). For the author, however, Pilate’s words constituted an unconscious allusion to Zech 6:12, “Look, here is the man whose name is the Branch.” In this case Pilate (unknowingly and ironically) presented Jesus to the nation under a messianic title.

[19:27]  ¹¹ tn Grk “from that very hour.”