John 4:12

4:12 Surely you’re not greater than our ancestor ¹  Jacob, are you? For he gave us this well and drank from it himself, along with his sons and his livestock.” ² 

John 9:17

9:17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind, ³  “What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?” ⁴  “He is a prophet,” the man replied. ⁵ 

John 9:24

9:24 Then they summoned ⁶  the man who used to be blind ⁷  a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. ⁸  We know that this man ⁹  is a sinner.”

John 9:30

9:30 The man replied, ¹⁰  “This is a remarkable thing, ¹¹  that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see! ¹² 

John 16:24

16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, ¹³  so that your joy may be complete.

John 19:41

19:41 Now at the place where Jesus ¹⁴  was crucified ¹⁵  there was a garden, ¹⁶  and in the garden ¹⁷  was a new tomb where no one had yet been buried. ¹⁸ 

[4:12]  ¹ tn Or “our forefather”; Grk “our father.”

[4:12]  ² tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end. In this instance all of v. 12 is one question. It has been broken into two sentences for the sake of English style (instead of “for he” the Greek reads “who”).

[9:17]  ³ tn Grk “the blind man.”

[9:17]  ⁴ tn Grk “since he opened your eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[9:17]  ⁵ tn Grk “And he said, ‘He is a prophet.’”

[9:24]  ⁵ tn Grk “they called.”

[9:24]  ⁶ tn Grk “who was blind.”

[9:24]  ⁷ tn Grk “Give glory to God” (an idiomatic formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth).

[9:24]  ⁸ tn The phrase “this man” is a reference to Jesus.

[9:30]  ⁷ tn Grk “The man answered and said to them.” This has been simplified in the translation to “The man replied.”

[9:30]  ⁸ tn Grk “For in this is a remarkable thing.”

[9:30]  ⁹ tn Grk “and he opened my eyes” (an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[16:24]  ⁹ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[19:41]  ¹¹ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:41]  ¹² sn See the note on Crucify in 19:6.

[19:41]  ¹³ tn Or “an orchard.”

[19:41]  ¹⁴ tn Or “orchard.”

[19:41]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “been placed.”