John — Footnotes
Chapter 1
1:1 — Speech is in the range of meaning found in the Syriac here and in verse 14. In Greek it is translated as, 'Word'. See Appendix for more information about this subject and for the purpose of underlining here and in verse 14. See also the article on the Speech in John 1:1
1:12 — sons follows the Old Syriac and Peshitta. CT reads, 'children'.
Chapter 2
2:6 — twenty or thirty gallons, literally 'two or three measures'. Each measure is estimated to be about ten gallons.
Chapter 4
4:1 — Verses one and two follow the Old Syriac (Sinaiticus). The Greek reads: 'When therefore Jesus knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John—although Jesus himself didn't baptize, but his disciples—'.
4:2 — See note at verse one.
4:10 — living water - see footnote at Genesis 26:19.
4:14 — See The Gospel of John for the evidence behind this rendering. The CT reads: but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.
Chapter 5
5:3 — CT is certain (Level A) that the last part of verse 3 and all of verse 4 are not part of the original text: waiting for the moving of the water. 4 for an angel of Yahweh went down at certain seasons into the pool, and troubled the water: whoever then first after the troubling of the waters stepped in was made whole, with whatever disease he was held.
5:34 — may live follows Syriac. Greek CT reads, 'may be saved'. See the entry for 'Life' in the Definitions Section of the Appendix.
Chapter 6
6:7 — 200 denarii. A denarius was a Roman coin worth about one day's wages.
6:19 — Literally, 'twenty-five or thirty stadia'. A stadion was about 600 feet.
6:27 — This verse has been conjecturally reconstructed. See the Variant Exceptions in the Appendix for more information. CT reads: Don't work for the food which perishes, but for the food which stays to eternal life.
6:68 — word of eternal life follows Old Syriac. Greek reads, 'words of eternal life'.
Chapter 7
7:36 — Verses 37 through 39 are not included. See The Gospel of John for the full analysis. The CT reads: 37 Now on the last day, the great [day] of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirsts, let him come to me and drink. 38 He who believes on me, as the Scripture has said, from inside him will flow rivers of living water. 39 But this he spoke of the Spirit, which those who believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet [given]; because Jesus was not yet glorified.
7:52 — The text from 7:53 through 8:11 is not included. This follows the recommendation of the Critical Text. See The Gospel of John for details.
Chapter 8
8:38 — do the things which you+ heard from the Father is translated as a command. See TCGNT.
8:44 — father of lies, is literally 'father of it [lies]' or 'father of him [liars]'.
Chapter 10
10:9 — will live follows Syriac. Greek CT reads, 'will be saved'. See the entry for 'Life' in the Definitions Section of the Appendix.
10:34 — gods here means judges, see footnotes at Psalm 82:1 and Exodus 22:9. See also John 10:35.
10:35 — gods here means judges, see footnotes at Psalm 82:1 and Exodus 22:9. See also John 10:34.
Chapter 11
11:17 — The apostrophe after days and the word [time] are added here so that, when reading aloud, 'four days' is not confused with 'for days'.
11:18 — Literally, 'fifteen stadia'. A stadion was about 600 feet.
11:39 — The apostrophe after days and the word [time] are added here so that, when reading aloud, 'four days' is not confused with 'for days'.
Chapter 12
12:3 — pound. A Roman pound which contained 12 ounces.
12:5 — 300 denarii. A denarius was a Roman coin worth about one day's wages.
12:13 — the King of Israel in literal word order comes after 'the name of Yahweh'; however, grammatically it refers back to 'he who comes in the name of Yahweh'. Accordingly, in order to avoid confusion, it has been placed next to the person that it refers to. See Luke 19:38 where the original word order puts 'the King' in this same position.
Chapter 14
14:26 — But the Spirit, the Supporter follows the Old Syriac. The Greek CT reads, 'But the Supporter, [even] the Holy Spirit'.
Chapter 17
17:24 — what is singular.
Chapter 19
19:35 — John 19:36-21:25 is excluded as editorial expansion. The witness's signed testimony ends here. See Where the Witness Signs Off: John 19:35 and the End of the Fourth Gospel.