John 21:16

21:16 Jesus ¹  said ²  a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He replied, ³  “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus ⁴  told him, “Shepherd my sheep.”

John 16:32

16:32 Look, a time ⁵  is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, ⁶  and I will be left alone. ⁷  Yet ⁸  I am not alone, because my Father ⁹  is with me.

[21:16]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:16]  ² tn Grk “said again.” The word “again” (when used in connection with the phrase “a second time”) is redundant and has not been translated.

[21:16]  ³ tn Grk “He said to him.”

[21:16]  ⁴ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:32]  ⁵ tn Grk “an hour.”

[16:32]  ⁶ tn Grk “each one to his own”; the word “home” is not in the Greek text but is implied. The phrase “each one to his own” may be completed in a number of different ways: “each one to his own property”; “each one to his own family”; or “each one to his own home.” The last option seems to fit most easily into the context and so is used in the translation.

[16:32]  ⁷ sn The proof of Jesus’ negative evaluation of the disciples’ faith is now given: Jesus foretells their abandonment of him at his arrest, trials, and crucifixion (I will be left alone). This parallels the synoptic accounts in Matt 26:31 and Mark 14:27 when Jesus, after the last supper and on the way to Gethsemane, foretold the desertion of the disciples as a fulfillment of Zech 13:7: “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.” Yet although the disciples would abandon Jesus, he reaffirmed that he was not alone, because the Father was still with him.

[16:32]  ⁸ tn Grk “And” (but with some contrastive force).

[16:32]  ⁹ tn Grk “the Father.”