John 1:22

1:22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Tell us ¹  so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 7:4

7:4 For no one who seeks to make a reputation for himself ²  does anything in secret. ³  If you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.”

John 14:22

14:22 “Lord,” Judas (not Judas Iscariot) ⁴  said, ⁵  “what has happened that you are going to reveal ⁶  yourself to us and not to the world?”

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¹ tn The words “Tell us” are not in the Greek but are implied.

² tn Or “seeks to be well known.”

³ sn No one who seeks to make a reputation for himself does anything in secret means, in effect: “if you’re going to perform signs to authenticate yourself as Messiah, you should do them at Jerusalem.” (Jerusalem is where mainstream Jewish apocalyptic tradition held that Messiah would appear.)

⁴ tn Grk “(not Iscariot).” The proper noun (Judas) has been repeated for clarity and smoothness in English style.

sn This is a parenthetical comment by the author.

⁵ tn Grk “said to him.”

⁶ tn Or “disclose.”

sn The disciples still expected at this point that Jesus, as Messiah, was going to reveal his identity as such to the world (cf. 7:4).