John 1:47

1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, ¹  “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!” ² 

John 7:34

7:34 You will look for me ³  but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come.”

John 12:15

12:15 “Do not be afraid, people of Zion; ⁴  look, your king is coming, seated on a donkey’s colt!” ⁵ 

John 13:22

13:22 The disciples began to look at one another, worried and perplexed ⁶  to know which of them he was talking about.

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¹ tn Grk “said about him.”

² tn Or “treachery.”

sn An allusion to Ps 32:2.

³ tn Grk “seek me.”

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.

⁶ tn Grk “uncertain,” “at a loss.” Here two terms, “worried and perplexed,” were used to convey the single idea of the Greek verb ἀπορέω (aporew).