John 16:18

16:18 So they kept on repeating, ¹  “What is the meaning of what he says, ²  ‘In a little while’? ³  We do not understand ⁴  what he is talking about.” ⁵ 

John 3:34

3:34 For the one whom God has sent ⁶  speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly. ⁷ 

John 7:26

7:26 Yet here he is, speaking publicly, ⁸  and they are saying nothing to him. ⁹  Do the rulers really know that this man ¹⁰  is the Christ? ¹¹ 

John 3:31

3:31 The one who comes from above is superior to all. ¹²  The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. ¹³  The one who comes from heaven ¹⁴  is superior to all. ¹⁵ 

John 8:44

8:44 You people ¹⁶  are from ¹⁷  your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. ¹⁸  He ¹⁹  was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, ²⁰  because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, ²¹  he speaks according to his own nature, ²²  because he is a liar and the father of lies. ²³ 

[16:18]  ¹ tn Grk “they kept on saying.”

[16:18]  ² tn Grk “What is this that he says.”

[16:18]  ³ tn Grk “A little while.” Although the phrase τὸ μικρόν (to mikron) in John 16:18 could be translated simply “a little while,” it was translated “in a little while” to maintain the connection to John 16:16, where it has the latter meaning in context.

[16:18]  ⁴ tn Or “we do not know.”

[16:18]  ⁵ tn Grk “what he is speaking.”

[3:34]  ⁶ tn That is, Christ.

[3:34]  ⁷ tn Grk “for not by measure does he give the Spirit” (an idiom). Leviticus Rabbah 15:2 states: “The Holy Spirit rested on the prophets by measure.” Jesus is contrasted to this. The Spirit rests upon him without measure.

[7:26]  ¹¹ tn Or “speaking openly.”

[7:26]  ¹² sn They are saying nothing to him. Some people who had heard Jesus were so impressed with his teaching that they began to infer from the inactivity of the opposing Jewish leaders a tacit acknowledgment of Jesus’ claims.

[7:26]  ¹³ tn Grk “this one.”

[7:26]  ¹⁴ tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).

[3:31]  ¹⁶ tn Or “is above all.”

[3:31]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “speaks from the earth.”

[3:31]  ¹⁸ sn The one who comes from heaven refers to Christ. As in John 1:1, the Word’s preexistence is indicated here.

[3:31]  ¹⁹ tc Ì⁷⁵ א* D ˹ 565 as well as several versions and fathers lack the phrase “is superior to all” (ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν, epanw pantwn estin). This effectively joins the last sentence of v. 31 with v. 32: “The one who comes from heaven testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.” On the other side, the phrase may have been deleted because of perceived redundancy, since it duplicates what is said earlier in the verse. The witnesses that include ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν in both places are weighty and widespread (Ì^36vid,66 א² A B L W^s Θ Ψ 083 086 ˹³ 33 Ï lat sy^s,p,h bo). On balance, the longer reading should probably be considered authentic.

[8:44]  ²¹ tn The word “people” is supplied in the translation to clarify that the Greek pronoun and verb are plural.

[8:44]  ²² tn Many translations read “You are of your father the devil” (KJV, ASV, RSV, NASB) or “You belong to your father, the devil” (NIV), but the Greek preposition ἐκ (ek) emphasizes the idea of source or origin. Jesus said his opponents were the devil’s very offspring (a statement which would certainly infuriate them).

[8:44]  ²³ tn Grk “the desires of your father you want to do.”

[8:44]  ²⁴ tn Grk “That one” (referring to the devil).

[8:44]  ²⁵ tn Grk “he does not stand in the truth” (in the sense of maintaining, upholding, or accepting the validity of it).

[8:44]  ²⁶ tn Grk “Whenever he speaks the lie.”

[8:44]  ²⁷ tn Grk “he speaks from his own.”

[8:44]  ²⁸ tn Grk “because he is a liar and the father of it.”