Discovery Box| (0.65) | (Luk 9:7) | 4 sn John refers to John the Baptist, whom Herod had beheaded (v. 9). |
| (0.65) | (Mar 11:30) | 1 sn The question is whether John’s ministry was of divine or human origin. |
| (0.65) | (Mat 21:25) | 1 sn The question is whether John’s ministry was of divine or human origin. |
| (0.61) | (Luk 20:4) | 1 sn John, like Jesus, was not a part of the official rabbinic order. So the question “John’s baptism—was it from heaven or from men?” draws an analogy between John the Baptist and Jesus. See Luke 3:1-20; 7:24-27. The phrase John’s baptism refers to the baptism practiced by John. |
| (0.58) | (1Jo 3:13) | 2 sn Cf. John 15:18, where this phrase also occurs. |
| (0.58) | (1Jo 3:14) | 3 sn Cf. John 5:24, where this phrase also occurs. |
| (0.58) | (Act 11:16) | 3 sn John…Spirit. This remark repeats Acts 1:5. |
| (0.58) | (Joh 21:2) | 6 sn The sons of Zebedee were James and John. |
| (0.58) | (Joh 17:11) | 4 sn See the note on name in John 17:6. |
| (0.58) | (Joh 16:23) | 3 sn This statement is also found in John 15:16. |
| (0.58) | (Joh 12:45) | 1 sn Cf. John 1:18 and 14:9. |
| (0.58) | (Joh 6:59) | 3 sn See the note on Capernaum at John 6:17. |
| (0.58) | (Joh 6:24) | 2 sn See the note on Capernaum at John 6:17. |
| (0.58) | (Mat 27:33) | 2 tn This is an Aramaic name; see John 19:17. |
| (0.58) | (Mat 17:1) | 2 tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James. |
| (0.52) | (Joh 5:35) | 1 sn He was a lamp that was burning and shining. Sir 48:1 states that the word of Elijah “burned like a torch.” Because of the connection of John the Baptist with Elijah (see John 1:21 and the note on John’s reply, “I am not”), it was natural for Jesus to apply this description to John. |
| (0.52) | (Joh 1:19) | 4 sn John the Baptist’s testimony seems to take place over 3 days: day 1, John’s testimony about his own role is largely negative (1:19-28); day 2, John gives positive testimony about who Jesus is (1:29-34); day 3, John sends his own disciples to follow Jesus (1:35-40). |
| (0.50) | (Luk 9:9) | 1 tn Grk “John I beheaded”; John’s name is in emphatic position in the Greek text. The verb is causative, since Herod would not have personally carried out the execution. |
| (0.50) | (Luk 7:18) | 1 tn Grk “And John’s.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. This is a reference to John the Baptist as the following context makes clear. |
| (0.49) | (Luk 9:49) | 1 tn Grk “And answering, John said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “John answered.” Here δέ (de) has not been translated. |
