John 5:10

5:10 So the Jewish leaders ¹  said to the man who had been healed, “It is the Sabbath, and you are not permitted to carry your mat.” ² 

John 7:11

7:11 So the Jewish leaders ³  were looking for him at the feast, asking, “Where is he?” ⁴ 

John 7:25

Questions About Jesus’ Identity

7:25 Then some of the residents of Jerusalem ⁵  began to say, “Isn’t this the man ⁶  they are trying ⁷  to kill?

John 7:40

Differing Opinions About Jesus

7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd ⁸  began to say, “This really ⁹  is the Prophet!” ¹⁰ 

John 10:20-21

10:20 Many of them were saying, “He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! ¹¹  Why do you listen to him?” 10:21 Others said, “These are not the words ¹²  of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, ¹³  can it?” ¹⁴ 

John 16:18

16:18 So they kept on repeating, ¹⁵  “What is the meaning of what he says, ¹⁶  ‘In a little while’? ¹⁷  We do not understand ¹⁸  what he is talking about.” ¹⁹ 

John 19:3

19:3 They ²⁰  came up to him again and again ²¹  and said, “Hail, king of the Jews!” ²²  And they struck him repeatedly ²³  in the face.

[5:10]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Or “pallet,” “mattress,” “cot,” or “stretcher.” See the note on “mat” in v. 8.

[7:11]  ³ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish authorities or leaders who were Jesus’ primary opponents. See the note on the phrase “the Jewish leaders” in v. 1.

[7:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “Where is that one?”

[7:25]  ⁵ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[7:25]  ⁶ tn Grk “Is it not this one.”

[7:25]  ⁷ tn Grk “seeking.”

[7:40]  ⁷ tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).

[7:40]  ⁸ tn Or “truly.”

[7:40]  ⁹ sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.

[10:20]  ⁹ tn Or “is insane.” To translate simply “he is mad” (so KJV, ASV, RSV; “raving mad” NIV) could give the impression that Jesus was angry, while the actual charge was madness or insanity.

[10:21]  ¹¹ tn Or “the sayings.”

[10:21]  ¹² tn Grk “open the eyes of the blind” (“opening the eyes” is an idiom referring to restoration of sight).

[10:21]  ¹³ 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 English (here the tag is “can it?”).

[16:18]  ¹³ tn Grk “they kept on saying.”

[16:18]  ¹⁴ tn Grk “What is this that he says.”

[16:18]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “A little while.” Although the phrase τὸ μικρόν (to mikron) in John 16:18 could be translated simply “a little while,” it was translated “in a little while” to maintain the connection to John 16:16, where it has the latter meaning in context.

[16:18]  ¹⁶ tn Or “we do not know.”

[16:18]  ¹⁷ tn Grk “what he is speaking.”

[19:3]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “And they.” The conjunction καί (kai, “and”) has not been translated here in keeping with the tendency of contemporary English style to use shorter sentences.

[19:3]  ¹⁶ tn The words “again and again” are implied by the (iterative) imperfect verb ἤρχοντο (hrconto).

[19:3]  ¹⁷ tn Or “Long live the King of the Jews!”

[19:3]  ¹⁸ tn The word “repeatedly” is implied by the (iterative) imperfect verb ἐδιδοσαν (edidosan).