John 15:13

15:13 No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life ¹  for his friends.

John 10:16

10:16 I have ²  other sheep that do not come from ³  this sheepfold. ⁴  I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, ⁵  so that ⁶  there will be one flock and ⁷  one shepherd.

John 12:27

12:27 “Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me ⁸  from this hour’? ⁹  No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour. ¹⁰ 

[15:13]  ¹ tn Or “one dies willingly.”

[10:16]  ² tn Grk “And I have.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[10:16]  ³ tn Or “that do not belong to”; Grk “that are not of.”

[10:16]  ⁴ sn The statement I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold almost certainly refers to Gentiles. Jesus has sheep in the fold who are Jewish; there are other sheep which, while not of the same fold, belong to him also. This recalls the mission of the Son in 3:16-17, which was to save the world – not just the nation of Israel. Such an emphasis would be particularly appropriate to the author if he were writing to a non-Palestinian and primarily non-Jewish audience.

[10:16]  ⁵ tn Grk “they will hear my voice.”

[10:16]  ⁶ tn Grk “voice, and.”

[10:16]  ⁷ tn The word “and” is not in the Greek text, but must be supplied to conform to English style. In Greek it is an instance of asyndeton (omission of a connective), usually somewhat emphatic.

[12:27]  ³ tn Or “save me.”

[12:27]  ⁴ tn Or “this occasion.”

[12:27]  ⁵ tn Or “this occasion.”