John 19:36

19:36 For these things happened so that the scripture would be fulfilled, “Not a bone of his will be broken.” ¹ 

John 15:11

15:11 I have told you these things ²  so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.

John 15:25

15:25 Now this happened ³  to fulfill the word that is written in their law, ‘They hated me without reason.’ ⁴ 

John 18:9

18:9 He said this ⁵  to fulfill the word he had spoken, ⁶  “I have not lost a single one of those whom you gave me.” ⁷ 

John 18:32

18:32 (This happened ⁸  to fulfill the word Jesus had spoken when he indicated ⁹  what kind of death he was going to die. ¹⁰ )

John 12:38

12:38 so that the word ¹¹  of Isaiah the prophet would be fulfilled. He said, ¹²  “Lord, who has believed our message, and to whom has the arm of the Lord ¹³  been revealed?” ¹⁴ 

John 13:18

The Announcement of Jesus’ Betrayal

13:18 “What I am saying does not refer to all of you. I know the ones I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the scripture, ¹⁵  ‘The one who eats my bread ¹⁶  has turned against me.’ ¹⁷ 

John 17:12

17:12 When I was with them I kept them safe ¹⁸  and watched over them ¹⁹  in your name ²⁰  that you have given me. Not one ²¹  of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, ²²  so that the scripture could be fulfilled. ²³ 

John 19:24

19:24 So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice ²⁴  to see who will get it.” ²⁵  This took place ²⁶  to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” ²⁷  So the soldiers did these things.

[19:36]  ¹ sn A quotation from Exod 12:46, Num 9:12, and Ps 34:20. A number of different OT passages lie behind this quotation: Exod 12:10 LXX, Exod 12:46, Num 9:12, or Ps 34:20. Of these, the first is the closest in form to the quotation here. The first three are all more likely candidates than the last, since the first three all deal with descriptions of the Passover lamb.

[15:11]  ² tn Grk “These things I have spoken to you.”

[15:25]  ³ tn The words “this happened” are not in the Greek text but are supplied to complete an ellipsis.

[15:25]  ⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 35:19 and Ps 69:4. As a technical term law (νόμος, nomos) is usually restricted to the Pentateuch (the first five books of the OT), but here it must have a broader reference, since the quotation is from Ps 35:19 or Ps 69:4. The latter is the more likely source for the quoted words, since it is cited elsewhere in John’s Gospel (2:17 and 19:29, in both instances in contexts associated with Jesus’ suffering and death).

[18:9]  ⁴ tn The words “He said this” are not in the Greek text, but are implied. There is an ellipsis in the Greek text that must be supplied for the modern English reader at this point.

[18:9]  ⁵ sn This expression is similar to John 6:39 and John 17:12.

[18:9]  ⁶ tn Grk “Of the ones whom you gave me, I did not lose one of them.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged to reflect contemporary English style.

[18:32]  ⁵ tn The words “This happened” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[18:32]  ⁶ tn Or “making clear.”

[18:32]  ⁷ sn A reference to John 12:32.

[12:38]  ⁶ tn Or “message.”

[12:38]  ⁷ tn Grk “who said.”

[12:38]  ⁸ tn “The arm of the Lord” is an idiom for “God’s great power” (as exemplified through Jesus’ miraculous signs). This response of unbelief is interpreted by the author as a fulfillment of the prophetic words of Isaiah (Isa 53:1). The phrase ὁ βραχίων κυρίου (Jo braciwn kuriou) is a figurative reference to God’s activity and power which has been revealed in the sign-miracles which Jesus has performed (compare the previous verse).

[12:38]  ⁹ sn A quotation from Isa 53:1.

[13:18]  ⁷ tn Grk “But so that the scripture may be fulfilled.”

[13:18]  ⁸ tn Or “The one who shares my food.”

[13:18]  ⁹ tn Or “has become my enemy”; Grk “has lifted up his heel against me.” The phrase “to lift up one’s heel against someone” reads literally in the Hebrew of Ps 41 “has made his heel great against me.” There have been numerous interpretations of this phrase, but most likely it is an idiom meaning “has given me a great fall,” “has taken cruel advantage of me,” or “has walked out on me.” Whatever the exact meaning of the idiom, it clearly speaks of betrayal by a close associate. See E. F. F. Bishop, “‘He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me’ – Jn xiii.18 (Ps xli.9),” ExpTim 70 (1958-59): 331-33.

[17:12]  ⁸ tn Or “I protected them”; Grk “I kept them.”

[17:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “and guarded them.”

[17:12]  ¹⁰ tn Or “by your name.”

[17:12]  ¹¹ tn Grk And not one.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[17:12]  ¹² tn Grk “the son of destruction” (a Semitic idiom for one appointed for destruction; here it is a reference to Judas).

[17:12]  ¹³ sn A possible allusion to Ps 41:9 or Prov 24:22 LXX. The exact passage is not specified here, but in John 13:18, Ps 41:9 is explicitly quoted by Jesus with reference to the traitor, suggesting that this is the passage to which Jesus refers here. The previous mention of Ps 41:9 in John 13:18 probably explains why the author felt no need for an explanatory parenthetical note here. It is also possible that the passage referred to here is Prov 24:22 LXX, where in the Greek text the phrase “son of destruction” appears.

[19:24]  ⁹ tn Grk “but choose by lot” (probably by using marked pebbles or broken pieces of pottery). A modern equivalent, “throw dice,” was chosen here because of its association with gambling.

[19:24]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “to see whose it will be.”

[19:24]  ¹¹ tn The words “This took place” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[19:24]  ¹² tn Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse.