1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, 1 “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” 2
12:12 The next day the large crowd that had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 3
1 tn Grk “said about him.”
2 tn Or “treachery.”
sn An allusion to Ps 32:2.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Grk “Do not be afraid, daughter of Zion” (the phrase “daughter of Zion” is an idiom for the inhabitants of Jerusalem: “people of Zion”). The idiom “daughter of Zion” has been translated as “people of Zion” because the original idiom, while firmly embedded in the Christian tradition, is not understandable to most modern English readers.
5 sn A quotation from Zech 9:9.