Discovery BoxJohn 6:15 
Context6:15 Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone. 1
John 8:16
Context8:16 But if I judge, my evaluation is accurate, 2 because I am not alone when I judge, 3 but I and the Father who sent me do so together. 4
John 8:29
Context8:29 And the one who sent me is with me. He has not left me alone, 5 because I always do those things that please him.”
1 sn Jesus, knowing that his “hour” had not yet come (and would not, in this fashion) withdrew again up the mountainside alone. The ministry of miracles in Galilee, ending with this, the multiplication of the bread (the last public miracle in Galilee recorded by John) aroused such a popular response that there was danger of an uprising. This would have given the authorities a legal excuse to arrest Jesus. The nature of Jesus’ kingship will become an issue again in the passion narrative of the Fourth Gospel (John 18:33ff.). Furthermore, the volatile reaction of the Galileans to the signs prepares for and foreshadows the misunderstanding of the miracle itself, and even the misunderstanding of Jesus’ explanation of it (John 6:22-71).
2 tn Grk “my judgment is true.”
3 tn The phrase “when I judge” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the context.
4 tn The phrase “do so together” is not in the Greek text, but is implied by the context.
5 tn That is, “he has not abandoned me.”
