John 7:45

Lack of Belief

7:45 Then the officers ¹  returned ²  to the chief priests and Pharisees, ³  who said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him back with you?” ⁴ 

John 14:31

14:31 but I am doing just what the Father commanded me, so that the world may know ⁵  that I love the Father. ⁶  Get up, let us go from here.” ⁷ 

John 19:4

19:4 Again Pilate went out and said to the Jewish leaders, ⁸  “Look, I am bringing him out to you, so that you may know that I find no reason for an accusation ⁹  against him.”

John 19:13

19:13 When Pilate heard these words he brought Jesus outside and sat down on the judgment seat ¹⁰  in the place called “The Stone Pavement” ¹¹  (Gabbatha in ¹²  Aramaic). ¹³ 

[7:45]  ¹ tn Or “servants.” The “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. As “servants” or “officers” of the Sanhedrin, their representatives should be distinguished from the Levites serving as temple police (perhaps John 7:30 and 44; also John 8:20; 10:39; 19:6; Acts 4:3). Even when performing ‘police’ duties such as here, their “officers” are doing so only as part of their general tasks (See K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:540).

[7:45]  ² tn Grk “came.”

[7:45]  ³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.

[7:45]  ⁴ tn Grk “Why did you not bring him?” The words “back with you” are implied.

[14:31]  ⁵ tn Or “may learn.”

[14:31]  ⁶ tn Grk “But so that the world may know that I love the Father, and just as the Father commanded me, thus I do.” The order of the clauses has been rearranged in the translation to conform to contemporary English style.

[14:31]  ⁷ sn Some have understood Jesus’ statement Get up, let us go from here to mean that at this point Jesus and the disciples got up and left the room where the meal was served and began the journey to the garden of Gethsemane. If so, the rest of the Farewell Discourse took place en route. Others have pointed to this statement as one of the “seams” in the discourse, indicating that the author used preexisting sources. Both explanations are possible, but not really necessary. Jesus could simply have stood up at this point (the disciples may or may not have stood with him) to finish the discourse before finally departing (in 18:1). In any case it may be argued that Jesus refers not to a literal departure at this point, but to preparing to meet the enemy who is on the way already in the person of Judas and the soldiers with him.

[19:4]  ⁹ tn Grk “to them.” The words “the Jewish leaders” are supplied from John 18:38 for clarity.

[19:4]  ¹⁰ tn Or “find no basis for an accusation”; Grk “find no cause.”

[19:13]  ¹³ tn Or “the judge’s seat.”

[19:13]  ¹⁴ sn The precise location of the place called ‘The Stone Pavement’ is still uncertain, although a paved court on the lower level of the Fortress Antonia has been suggested. It is not certain whether it was laid prior to a.d. 135, however.

[19:13]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “in Hebrew.”

[19:13]  ¹⁶ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.