John 5:18

5:18 For this reason the Jewish leaders ¹  were trying even harder to kill him, because not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was also calling God his own Father, thus making himself equal with God.

John 11:54

11:54 Thus Jesus no longer went ²  around publicly ³  among the Judeans, ⁴  but went away from there to the region near the wilderness, to a town called Ephraim, ⁵  and stayed there with his disciples.

John 11:56

11:56 Thus they were looking for Jesus, ⁶  and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, ⁷  “What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”

John 19:20

19:20 Thus many of the Jewish residents of Jerusalem ⁸  read this notice, ⁹  because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was written in Aramaic, ¹⁰  Latin, and Greek.

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¹ tn Or “the Jewish authorities”; Grk “the Jews.” See the note on the phrase “Jewish leaders” in v. 10.

² tn Grk “walked.”

³ tn Or “openly.”

⁴ tn Grk “among the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the residents of Judea in general, who would be likely to report Jesus to the religious authorities. The vicinity around Jerusalem was no longer safe for Jesus and his disciples. On the translation “Judeans” cf. BDAG 479 s.v. ᾿Ιουδαῖος 2.e. See also the references in vv. 8, 19, 31, 33, 36, and 45.

⁵ tn There is no certain identification of the location to which Jesus withdrew in response to the decision of the Jewish authorities. Many have suggested the present town of Et-Taiyibeh, identified with ancient Ophrah (Josh 18:23) or Ephron (Josh 15:9). If so, this would be 12-15 mi (19-24 km) northeast of Jerusalem.

⁶ tn Grk “they were seeking Jesus.”

⁷ tn Grk “in the temple.”

⁸ tn Grk “the Jews.” Here the phrase refers to the residents of Jerusalem in general. See also the note on the phrase Jewish religious leaders” in v. 7.

map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁹ tn Or “this inscription.”

¹⁰ tn Grk “in Hebrew.”