John 7:13

7:13 However, no one spoke openly about him for fear of the Jewish leaders. ¹ 

John 10:6

10:6 Jesus told them this parable, ²  but they ³  did not understand ⁴  what he was saying to them.

John 4:27

The Disciples Return

4:27 Now at that very moment his disciples came back. ⁵  They were shocked ⁶  because he was speaking ⁷  with a woman. However, no one said, “What do you want?” ⁸  or “Why are you speaking with her?”

[7:13]  ¹ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the Jewish authorities or leaders who were Jesus’ primary opponents. See also the note on the phrase “the Jewish leaders” in v. 1.

[10:6]  ² sn A parable is a fairly short narrative that has symbolic meaning. The Greek word παροιμίαν (paroimian) is used again in 16:25, 29. This term does not occur in the synoptic gospels, where παραβολή (parabolh) is used. Nevertheless it is similar, denoting a short narrative with figurative or symbolic meaning.

[10:6]  ³ tn Grk “these.”

[10:6]  ⁴ tn Or “comprehend.”

[4:27]  ³ tn Or “his disciples returned”; Grk “came” (“back” is supplied in keeping with English usage). Because of the length of the Greek sentence it is better to divide here and begin a new English sentence, leaving the καί (kai) before ἐθαύμαζον (eqaumazon) untranslated.

[4:27]  ⁴ tn BDAG 444 s.v. θαυμάζω 1.a.γ has “be surprised that” followed by indirect discourse. The context calls for a slightly stronger wording.

[4:27]  ⁵ tn The ὅτι (Joti) could also be translated as declarative (“that he had been speaking with a woman”) but since this would probably require translating the imperfect verb as a past perfect (which is normal after a declarative ὅτι), it is preferable to take this ὅτι as causal.

[4:27]  ⁶ tn Grk “seek.” See John 4:23.