John 4:36

Context
4:36 The one who reaps receives pay¹ and gathers fruit for eternal life, so that the one who sows and the one who reaps can rejoice together.

John 20:4

Context
20:4 The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter² and reached the tomb first.³

John 21:2

Context
21:2 Simon Peter, Thomas⁴ (called Didymus),⁵ Nathanael⁶ (who was from Cana⁷ in Galilee), the sons⁸ of Zebedee,⁹ and two other disciples¹⁰ of his were together.

[4:36] ¹tn Or “a reward”; see L&N 38.14 and 57.173. This is something of a wordplay.

[20:4] ²sn The other disciple (the ‘beloved disciple’) ran on ahead more quickly than Peter, so he arrived at the tomb first. This verse has been a chief factor in depictions of John as a young man (especially combined with traditions that he wrote last of all the gospel authors and lived into the reign of Domitian). But the verse does not actually say anything about John’s age, nor is age always directly correlated with running speed.

[20:4] ³tn Grk “and came first to the tomb.”

[21:2] ³tn Grk “and Thomas.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2] ⁴sn Didymus means “the twin” in Greek.

[21:2] ⁵tn Grk “and Nathanael.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2] ⁶map For location see Map1 C3; Map2 D2; Map3 C5.

[21:2] ⁷tn Grk “and the sons.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements of a series.

[21:2] ⁸sn The sons of Zebedee were James and John.

[21:2] ⁹sn The two other disciples who are not named may have been Andrew and Philip, who are mentioned together in John 6:7-8 and 12:22.