John 3:21

3:21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God. ¹ 

John 5:10

5:10 So the Jewish leaders ²  said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.” ³ 

John 6:10

6:10 Jesus said, “Have ⁴  the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) ⁵  So the men ⁶  sat down, about five thousand in number.

John 9:7

9:7 and said to him, “Go wash in the pool of Siloam” ⁷  (which is translated “sent”). ⁸  So the blind man ⁹  went away and washed, and came back seeing.

John 11:41

11:41 So they took away ¹⁰  the stone. Jesus looked upward ¹¹  and said, “Father, I thank you that you have listened to me. ¹² 

John 11:57

11:57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees ¹³  had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus ¹⁴  was should report it, so that they could arrest ¹⁵  him.) ¹⁶ 

[3:21]  ¹ sn John 3:16-21 provides an introduction to the (so-called) “realized” eschatology of the Fourth Gospel: Judgment has come; eternal life may be possessed now, in the present life, as well as in the future. The terminology “realized eschatology” was originally coined by E. Haenchen and used by J. Jeremias in discussion with C. H. Dodd, but is now characteristically used to describe Dodd’s own formulation. See L. Goppelt, Theology of the New Testament, 1:54, note 10, and R. E. Brown (John [AB], 1:cxvii-cxviii) for further discussion. Especially important to note is the element of choice portrayed in John’s Gospel. If there is a twofold reaction to Jesus in John’s Gospel, it should be emphasized that that reaction is very much dependent on a person’s choice, a choice that is influenced by his way of life, whether his deeds are wicked or are done in God (John 3:20-21). For John there is virtually no trace of determinism at the surface. Only when one looks beneath the surface does one find statements like “no one can come to me, unless the Father who sent me draws him” (John 6:44).

[5:10]  ² tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” In NT usage the term ᾿Ιουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi) may refer to the entire Jewish people, the residents of Jerusalem and surrounding territory, the authorities in Jerusalem, or merely those who were hostile to Jesus. Here the author refers to the Jewish authorities or leaders in Jerusalem. (For further information see R. G. Bratcher, “‘The Jews’ in the Gospel of John,” BT 26 [1975]: 401-9).

[5:10]  ³ tn Or “pallet,” “mattress,” “cot,” or “stretcher.” See the note on “mat” in v. 8.

[6:10]  ³ tn Grk “Make.”

[6:10]  ⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author (suggesting an eyewitness recollection).

[6:10]  ⁵ tn Here “men” has been used in the translation because the following number, 5,000, probably included only adult males (see the parallel in Matt 14:21).

[9:7]  ⁴ tn The pool’s name in Hebrew is shiloah from the Hebrew verb “to send.” In Gen 49:10 the somewhat obscure shiloh was interpreted messianically by later Jewish tradition, and some have seen a lexical connection between the two names (although this is somewhat dubious). It is known, however, that it was from the pool of Siloam that the water which was poured out at the altar during the feast of Tabernacles was drawn.

[9:7]  ⁵ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. Why does he comment on the meaning of the name of the pool? Here, the significance is that the Father sent the Son, and the Son sent the man born blind. The name of the pool is applicable to the man, but also to Jesus himself, who was sent from heaven.

[9:7]  ⁶ tn Grk “So he”; the referent (the blind man) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:41]  ⁵ tn Or “they removed.”

[11:41]  ⁶ tn Grk “lifted up his eyes above.”

[11:41]  ⁷ tn Or “that you have heard me.”

[11:57]  ⁶ tn The phrase “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive name for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26.

[11:57]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:57]  ⁸ tn Or “could seize.”

[11:57]  ⁹ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.