John 1:7

1:7 He came as a witness ¹  to testify ²  about the light, so that everyone ³  might believe through him.

John 1:10

1:10 He was in the world, and the world was created ⁴  by him, but ⁵  the world did not recognize ⁶  him.

John 11:15

11:15 and I am glad ⁷  for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. ⁸  But let us go to him.”

[1:7]  ¹ tn Grk “came for a testimony.”

[1:7]  ² tn Or “to bear witness.”

[1:7]  ³ tn Grk “all.”

[1:10]  ⁴ tn Or “was made”; Grk “came into existence.”

[1:10]  ⁵ tn Grk “and,” but in context this is an adversative use of καί (kai) and is thus translated “but.”

[1:10]  ⁶ tn Or “know.”

[11:15]  ⁷ tn Grk “and I rejoice.”

[11:15]  ⁸ sn So that you may believe. Why does Jesus make this statement? It seems necessary to understand the disciples’ belief here in a developmental sense, because there are numerous references to the disciples’ faith previous to this in John’s Gospel, notably 2:11. Their concept of who Jesus really was is continually being expanded and challenged; they are undergoing spiritual growth; the climax is reached in the confession of Thomas in John 20:28.