John 3:1

Conversation with Nicodemus

3:1 Now a certain man, a Pharisee ¹  named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council, ² 

John 5:12

5:12 They asked him, “Who is the man who said to you, ‘Pick up your mat ³  and walk’?” ⁴ 

John 7:25

Questions About Jesus’ Identity

7:25 Then some of the residents of Jerusalem ⁵  began to say, “Isn’t this the man ⁶  they are trying ⁷  to kill?

John 18:14

18:14 (Now it was Caiaphas who had advised ⁸  the Jewish leaders ⁹  that it was to their advantage that one man die for the people.) ¹⁰ 

[3:1]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[3:1]  ² tn Grk “a ruler of the Jews” (denoting a member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews).

[5:12]  ³ tc While a number of mss, especially the later ones (A^c C³ D Θ Ψ Ë^1,13 33 Ï latt sy), include the words τον κραβ(β)ατ(τ)ον σου (ton krab(b)at(t)on sou, “your mat”) here, the earliest and best (Ì^66,75 א B C* L) do not. Nevertheless, in the translation, it is necessary to supply the words due to the demands of English style, which does not typically allow for understood or implied direct objects as Greek does.

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Grk “Pick up and walk”; the object (the mat) is implied but not repeated.

[7:25]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:25]  ⁶ tn Grk “Is it not this one.”

[7:25]  ⁷ tn Grk “seeking.”

[18:14]  ⁷ tn Or “counseled.”

[18:14]  ⁸ tn Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish leaders, specifically members of the Sanhedrin (see John 11:49-50). See also the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 12.

[18:14]  ⁹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.