John 1:51

1:51 He continued, ¹  “I tell all of you the solemn truth ²  – you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” ³ 

John 4:27

The Disciples Return

4:27 Now at that very moment his disciples came back. ⁴  They were shocked ⁵  because he was speaking ⁶  with a woman. However, no one said, “What do you want?” ⁷  or “Why are you speaking with her?”

John 9:15

9:15 So the Pharisees asked him again how he had gained his sight. ⁸  He replied, ⁹  “He put mud ¹⁰  on my eyes and I washed, and now ¹¹  I am able to see.”

John 21:20

Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved

21:20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. ¹²  (This was the disciple ¹³  who had leaned back against Jesus’ ¹⁴  chest at the meal and asked, ¹⁵  “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”) ¹⁶ 

[1:51]  ¹ tn Grk “and he said to him.”

[1:51]  ² tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[1:51]  ³ sn The title Son of Man appears 13 times in John’s Gospel. It is associated especially with the themes of crucifixion (3:14; 8:28), revelation (6:27; 6:53), and eschatological authority (5:27; 9:35). The title as used in John’s Gospel has for its background the son of man figure who appears in Dan 7:13-14 and is granted universal regal authority. Thus for the author, the emphasis in this title is not on Jesus’ humanity, but on his heavenly origin and divine authority.

[4:27]  ⁴ tn Or “his disciples returned”; Grk “came” (“back” is supplied in keeping with English usage). Because of the length of the Greek sentence it is better to divide here and begin a new English sentence, leaving the καί (kai) before ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) untranslated.

[4:27]  ⁵ tn BDAG 444 s.v. θαυμάζω 1.a.γ has “be surprised that” followed by indirect discourse. The context calls for a slightly stronger wording.

[4:27]  ⁶ tn The ὅτι (Joti) could also be translated as declarative (“that he had been speaking with a woman”) but since this would probably require translating the imperfect verb as a past perfect (which is normal after a declarative ὅτι), it is preferable to take this ὅτι as causal.

[4:27]  ⁷ tn Grk “seek.” See John 4:23.

[9:15]  ⁷ tn Or “how he had become able to see.”

[9:15]  ⁸ tn Grk “And he said to them.”

[9:15]  ⁹ tn Or “clay” (moistened earth of a clay-like consistency).

[9:15]  ¹⁰ tn The word “now” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to indicate the contrast between the man’s former state (blind) and his present state (able to see).

[21:20]  ¹⁰ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[21:20]  ¹¹ tn The words “This was the disciple” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for clarity.

[21:20]  ¹² tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “and said.”

[21:20]  ¹⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.