John 10:31

10:31 The Jewish leaders ¹  picked up rocks again to stone him to death.

John 16:12

16:12 “I have many more things to say to you, ²  but you cannot bear ³  them now.

John 19:17

19:17 and carrying his own cross ⁴  he went out to the place called “The Place of the Skull” ⁵  (called in Aramaic ⁶  Golgotha). ⁷ 

John 12:6

12:6 (Now Judas ⁸  said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, ⁹  he used to steal what was put into it.) ¹⁰ 

John 20:15

20:15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Who are you looking for?” Because she ¹¹  thought he was the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will take him.”

[10:31]  ¹ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish leaders. See the notes on the phrases “Jewish people” in v. 19 and “Jewish leaders” in v. 24.

[16:12]  ² sn In what sense does Jesus have many more things to say to the disciples? Does this imply the continuation of revelation after his departure? This is probably the case, especially in light of v. 13 and following, which describe the work of the Holy Spirit in guiding the disciples into all truth. Thus Jesus was saying that he would continue to speak (to the twelve, at least) after his return to the Father. He would do this through the Holy Spirit whom he was going to send. It is possible that an audience broader than the twelve is addressed, and in the Johannine tradition there is evidence that later other Christians (or perhaps, professed Christians) claimed to be recipients of revelation through the Spirit-Paraclete (1 John 4:1-6).

[16:12]  ³ tn Or (perhaps) “you cannot accept.”

[19:17]  ³ tn Or “carrying the cross by himself.”

[19:17]  ⁴ sn Jesus was led out to the place called “The Place of the Skull” where he was to be crucified. It is clear from v. 20 that this was outside the city. The Latin word for the Greek κρανίον (kranion) is calvaria. Thus the English word “Calvary” is a transliteration of the Latin rather than a NT place name (cf. Luke 23:33 in the KJV).

[19:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “in Hebrew.”

[19:17]  ⁶ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.

[12:6]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:6]  ⁵ tn Grk “a thief, and having the money box.” Dividing the single Greek sentence improves the English style.

[12:6]  ⁶ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. This is one of the indications in the gospels that Judas was of bad character before the betrayal of Jesus. John states that he was a thief and had responsibility for the finances of the group. More than being simply a derogatory note about Judas’ character, the inclusion of the note at this particular point in the narrative may be intended to link the frustrated greed of Judas here with his subsequent decision to betray Jesus for money. The parallel accounts in Matthew and Mark seem to indicate that after this incident Judas went away immediately and made his deal with the Jewish authorities to deliver up Jesus. Losing out on one source of sordid gain, he immediately went out and set up another.

[20:15]  ⁵ tn Grk “that one” (referring to Mary Magdalene).