John 5:5

5:5 Now a man was there who had been disabled for thirty-eight years. ¹ 

John 12:6

12:6 (Now Judas ²  said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, ³  he used to steal what was put into it.) ⁴ 

John 3:29

3:29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly ⁵  when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete. ⁶ 

John 14:21

14:21 The person who has my commandments and obeys ⁷  them is the one who loves me. ⁸  The one ⁹  who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and will reveal ¹⁰  myself to him.”

John 18:10

18:10 Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, pulled it out and struck the high priest’s slave, ¹¹  cutting off his right ear. ¹²  (Now the slave’s name was Malchus.) ¹³ 

[5:5]  ¹ tn Grk “who had had thirty-eight years in his disability.”

[12:6]  ² tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:6]  ³ tn Grk “a thief, and having the money box.” Dividing the single Greek sentence improves the English style.

[12:6]  ⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author. This is one of the indications in the gospels that Judas was of bad character before the betrayal of Jesus. John states that he was a thief and had responsibility for the finances of the group. More than being simply a derogatory note about Judas’ character, the inclusion of the note at this particular point in the narrative may be intended to link the frustrated greed of Judas here with his subsequent decision to betray Jesus for money. The parallel accounts in Matthew and Mark seem to indicate that after this incident Judas went away immediately and made his deal with the Jewish authorities to deliver up Jesus. Losing out on one source of sordid gain, he immediately went out and set up another.

[3:29]  ³ tn Grk “rejoices with joy” (an idiom).

[3:29]  ⁴ tn Grk “Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.”

[14:21]  ⁴ tn Or “keeps.”

[14:21]  ⁵ tn Grk “obeys them, that one is the one who loves me.”

[14:21]  ⁶ tn Grk “And the one.” Here the conjunction καί (kai) has not been translated to improve the English style.

[14:21]  ⁷ tn Or “will disclose.”

[18:10]  ⁵ tn See the note on the word “slaves” in 4:51.

[18:10]  ⁶ sn The account of the attack on the high priest’s slave contains details which suggest eyewitness testimony. It is also mentioned in all three synoptic gospels, but only John records that the disciple involved was Peter, whose impulsive behavior has already been alluded to (John 13:37). Likewise only John gives the name of the victim, Malchus, who is described as the high priest’s slave. John and Mark (14:47) both use the word ὠτάριον (wtarion, a double diminutive) to describe what was cut off, and this may indicate only part of the right ear (for example, the earlobe).

[18:10]  ⁷ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.