John 6:10

6:10 Jesus said, “Have ¹  the people sit down.” (Now there was a lot of grass in that place.) ²  So the men ³  sat down, about five thousand in number.

John 13:25

13:25 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved ⁴  leaned back against Jesus’ chest and asked him, “Lord, who is it?”

John 13:12

13:12 So when Jesus ⁵  had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table ⁶  again and said to them, “Do you understand ⁷  what I have done for you?

John 21:20

Peter and the Disciple Jesus Loved

21:20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. ⁸  (This was the disciple ⁹  who had leaned back against Jesus’ ¹⁰  chest at the meal and asked, ¹¹  “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”) ¹² 

[6:10]  ¹ tn Grk “Make.”

[6:10]  ² sn This is a parenthetical note by the author (suggesting an eyewitness recollection).

[6:10]  ³ tn Here “men” has been used in the translation because the following number, 5,000, probably included only adult males (see the parallel in Matt 14:21).

[13:25]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (the disciple Jesus loved) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:12]  ⁷ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:12]  ⁸ tn Grk “he reclined at the table.” The phrase reflects the normal 1st century Near Eastern practice of eating a meal in a semi-reclining position.

[13:12]  ⁹ tn Grk “Do you know.”

[21:20]  ¹⁰ tn The word “them” is not in the Greek text but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

[21:20]  ¹¹ tn The words “This was the disciple” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied for clarity.

[21:20]  ¹² tn Grk “his”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[21:20]  ¹³ tn Grk “and said.”

[21:20]  ¹⁴ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.