John 2:22

2:22 So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture ¹  and the saying ²  that Jesus had spoken.

John 5:18

5:18 For this reason the Jewish leaders ³  were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.

John 8:23

8:23 Jesus replied, ⁴  “You people ⁵  are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.

[2:22]  ¹ sn They believed the scripture is probably an anaphoric reference to Ps 69:9 (69:10 LXX), quoted in John 2:17 above. Presumably the disciples did not remember Ps 69:9 on the spot, but it was a later insight.

[2:22]  ² tn Or “statement”; Grk “word.”

[5:18]  ³ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.

[8:23]  ⁵ tn Grk “And he said to them.”

[8:23]  ⁶ tn The word “people” is supplied in English to clarify the plural Greek pronoun and verb.