John 5:16

Responding to Jewish Leaders

5:16 Now because Jesus was doing these things ¹  on the Sabbath, the Jewish leaders ²  began persecuting ³  him.

John 12:11

12:11 for on account of him many of the Jewish people from Jerusalem ⁴  were going away and believing in Jesus.

John 18:7

18:7 Then Jesus ⁵  asked them again, “Who are you looking for?” And they said, “Jesus the Nazarene.”

John 19:1

Pilate Tries to Release Jesus

19:1 Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged severely. ⁶ 

John 19:16

19:16 Then Pilate ⁷  handed him over ⁸  to them to be crucified.

The Crucifixion

So they took Jesus,

John 19:18

19:18 There they ⁹  crucified ¹⁰  him along with two others, ¹¹  one on each side, with Jesus in the middle.

[5:16]  ¹ sn Note the plural phrase these things which seems to indicate that Jesus healed on the Sabbath more than once (cf. John 20:30). The synoptic gospels show this to be true; the incident in 5:1-15 has thus been chosen by the author as representative.

[5:16]  ² tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.

[5:16]  ³ tn Or “harassing.”

[12:11]  ⁴ tn Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the residents of Jerusalem who had heard about the resurrection of Lazarus and as a result were embracing Jesus as Messiah. See also the note on the phrase “Judeans” in v. 9.

[18:7]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “had him flogged,” or (traditional), “scourged him.” The verb should be read as causative. Pilate ordered Jesus to be flogged. A Roman governor would not carry out such a sentence in person. BDAG 620 s.v. μαστιγόω 1. states, “If J refers to the ‘verberatio’ given those condemned to death (TMommsen, Röm. Strafrecht 1899, 938f; Jos., Bell. 2, 308; 5, 449), it is odd that Pilate subsequently claims no cause for action (vs. 6); but if the latter statement refers only to the penalty of crucifixion, μ. vs. 1 may be equivalent to παιδεύω (q.v. 2bγ) in Lk 23:16, 22 (for μ. of a non-capital offense PFlor I, 61, 61 [85ad]=Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 80 II, 61).”

[19:16]  ¹³ tn Grk “Then he”; the referent (Pilate) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[19:16]  ¹⁴ tn Or “delivered him over.”

[19:18]  ¹⁶ tn Grk “where they.” This is a continuation of the previous verse in Greek, but contemporary English style tends toward shorter sentences. A literal translation would result in a lengthy and awkward English sentence.

[19:18]  ¹⁷ sn See the note on Crucify in 19:6.

[19:18]  ¹⁸ tn Grk “and with him two others.”