John 5:33

5:33 You have sent to John, ¹  and he has testified to the truth.

John 5:37

5:37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people ²  have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time, ³ 

John 19:35

19:35 And the person who saw it ⁴  has testified (and his testimony is true, and he ⁵  knows that he is telling the truth), ⁶  so that you also may believe.

[5:33]  ¹ sn John refers to John the Baptist.

[5:37]  ² tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to clarify that the following verbs (“heard,” “seen,” “have residing,” “do not believe”) are second person plural.

[5:37]  ³ sn You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time. Compare Deut 4:12. Also see Deut 5:24 ff., where the Israelites begged to hear the voice no longer – their request (ironically) has by this time been granted. How ironic this would be if the feast is Pentecost, where by the 1st century a.d. the giving of the law at Sinai was being celebrated.

[19:35]  ³ 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.

[19:35]  ⁴ tn Grk “and that one.”

[19:35]  ⁵ sn A parenthetical note by the author.