Discovery BoxJohn 3:35
Context3:35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority. 1
John 5:27
Context5:27 and he has granted the Son 2 authority to execute judgment, 3 because he is the Son of Man.
John 6:34
Context6:34 So they said to him, “Sir, 4 give us this bread all the time!”
John 12:5
Context12:5 “Why wasn’t this oil sold for three hundred silver coins 5 and the money 6 given to the poor?”
John 13:15
Context13:15 For I have given you an example 7 – you should do just as I have done for you.
John 17:7
Context17:7 Now they understand 8 that everything 9 you have given me comes from you,
[3:35] 1 tn Grk “has given all things into his hand” (an idiom).
[5:27] 3 tn Grk “authority to judge.”
[6:34] 3 tn Or “Lord.” The Greek κύριος (kurios) means both “Sir” and “Lord.” In this passage it is not at all clear at this point that the crowd is acknowledging Jesus as Lord. More likely this is simply a form of polite address (“sir”).
[12:5] 4 tn Grk “three hundred denarii.” The denarius was a silver coin worth a standard day’s wage, so the value exceeded what a laborer could earn in a year (taking into account Sabbaths and feast days when no work was done).
[12:5] 5 tn The words “the money” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (as the proceeds from the sale of the perfumed oil).
[13:15] 5 sn I have given you an example. Jesus tells his disciples after he has finished washing their feet that what he has done is to set an example for them. In the previous verse he told them they were to wash one another’s feet. What is the point of the example? If it is simply an act of humble service, as most interpret the significance, then Jesus is really telling his disciples to serve one another in humility rather than seeking preeminence over one another. If, however, the example is one of self-sacrifice up to the point of death, then Jesus is telling them to lay down their lives for one another (cf. 15:13).
[17:7] 6 tn Or “they have come to know,” or “they have learned.”
