Discovery BoxJohn 4:20 
Context4:20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, 1 and you people 2 say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.” 3
John 4:33
Context4:33 So the disciples began to say 4 to one another, “No one brought him anything 5 to eat, did they?” 6
John 7:40
Context7:40 When they heard these words, some of the crowd 7 began to say, “This really 8 is the Prophet!” 9
John 8:5
Context8:5 In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death 10 such women. 11 What then do you say?”
John 9:19
Context9:19 They asked the parents, 12 “Is this your son, whom you say 13 was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
1 sn This mountain refers to Mount Gerizim, where the Samaritan shrine was located.
2 tn The word “people” is not in the Greek text, but is supplied to indicate that the Greek verb translated “say” is second person plural and thus refers to more than Jesus alone.
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 An ingressive imperfect conveys the idea that Jesus’ reply provoked the disciples’ response.
5 tn The direct object of ἤνεγκεν (hnenken) in Greek is understood; “anything” is supplied in English.
6 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mh) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “did they?”).
7 tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the chief priests and Pharisees).
8 tn Or “truly.”
9 sn The Prophet is a reference to the “prophet like Moses” of Deut 18:15, by this time an eschatological figure in popular belief.
10 sn An allusion to Lev 20:10 and Deut 22:22-24.
11 sn The accusers themselves subtly misrepresented the law. The Mosaic law stated that in the case of adultery, both the man and woman must be put to death (Lev 20:10, Deut 22:22), but they mentioned only such women.
12 tn Grk “and they asked them, saying”; the referent (the parents) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn The Greek pronoun and verb are both plural (both parents are addressed).
