John 6:59

Many Followers Depart

6:59 Jesus ¹  said these things while he was teaching in the synagogue ²  in Capernaum. ³ 

John 8:30

8:30 While he was saying these things, many people ⁴  believed in him.

John 14:25

14:25 “I have spoken these things while staying ⁵  with you.

John 15:17

15:17 This ⁶  I command you – to love one another.

John 16:1

16:1 “I have told you all these things so that you will not fall away. ⁷ 

[6:59]  ¹ tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) is specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:59]  ² sn A synagogue was a place for Jewish prayer and worship, with recognized leadership (cf. Luke 8:41). Though the origin of the synagogue is not entirely clear, it seems to have arisen in the postexilic community during the intertestamental period. A town could establish a synagogue if there were at least ten men. In normative Judaism of the NT period, the OT scripture was read and discussed in the synagogue by the men who were present (see the Mishnah, m. Megillah 3-4; m. Berakhot 2).

[6:59]  ³ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 C3; Map3 B2.

[8:30]  ⁴ tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied for clarity and smoothness in the translation.

[14:25]  ⁷ tn Or “while remaining” or “while residing.”

[15:17]  ¹⁰ tn Grk “These things.”

[16:1]  ¹³ tn Grk “so that you will not be caused to stumble.”