John 2:22

2:22 So after he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the scripture and the saying that Jesus had spoken.

John 5:21

5:21 For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

John 12:17

12:17 So the crowd who had been with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead were continuing to testify about it.


sn They believed the scripture is probably an anaphoric reference to Ps 69:9 (69:10 LXX), quoted in John 2:17 above. Presumably the disciples did not remember Ps 69:9 on the spot, but it was a later insight.

tn Or “statement”; Grk “word.”

tn Grk “and makes them live.”

tn Grk “the Son makes whomever he wants to live.”

tn The word “it” is not included in the Greek text. Direct objects in Greek were often omitted when clear from the context.