John 3:2

3:2 came to Jesus ¹  at night ²  and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs ³  that you do unless God is with him.”

John 4:10

4:10 Jesus answered ⁴  her, “If you had known ⁵  the gift of God and who it is who said to you, ‘Give me some water ⁶  to drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” ⁷ 

John 19:24

19:24 So the soldiers said to one another, “Let’s not tear it, but throw dice ⁸  to see who will get it.” ⁹  This took place ¹⁰  to fulfill the scripture that says, “They divided my garments among them, and for my clothing they threw dice.” ¹¹  So the soldiers did these things.

[3:2]  ¹ tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[3:2]  ² tn Or “during the night.”

[3:2]  ³ sn The reference to signs (σημεῖα, shmeia) forms a link with John 2:23-25. Those people in Jerusalem believed in Jesus because of the signs he had performed. Nicodemus had apparently seen them too. But for Nicodemus all the signs meant is that Jesus was a great teacher sent from God. His approach to Jesus was well-intentioned but theologically inadequate; he had failed to grasp the messianic implications of the miraculous signs.

[4:10]  ⁴ tn Grk “answered and said to her.”

[4:10]  ⁵ tn Or “if you knew.”

[4:10]  ⁶ tn The phrase “some water” is supplied as the understood direct object of the infinitive πεῖν (pein).

[4:10]  ⁷ tn This is a second class conditional sentence in Greek.

[19:24]  ⁷ 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]  ⁸ tn Grk “to see whose it will be.”

[19:24]  ⁹ tn The words “This took place” are not in the Greek text but are implied.

[19:24]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “cast lots.” See the note on “throw dice” earlier in the verse.