John 7:31-33

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. John 7:31 tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities).
2. John 7:31 tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).sn See the note on Christ in 1:20.
3. John 7:31 tn Questions prefaced with μή (mē) in Greek anticipate a negative answer. This can sometimes be indicated by using a “tag” at the end in English (here it is “will he?”).
4. John 7:32 sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.
5. John 7:32 tn Or “The common people” (as opposed to the religious authorities like the Pharisees).
6. John 7:32 tn Grk “him”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7. John 7:32 tn Or “servants.” The “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive term for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26. As “servants” or “officers” of the Sanhedrin their representatives should be distinguished from the Levites serving as temple police (perhaps John 7:30 and 44; also John 8:20; 10:39; 19:6; Acts 4:3). Even when performing “police” duties such as here, their “officers” are doing so only as part of their general tasks (see K. H. Rengstorf, TDNT 8:540).
8. John 7:32 tn Grk “to seize him.” In the context of a deliberate attempt by the servants of the chief priests and Pharisees to detain Jesus, the English verb “arrest” conveys the point more effectively.
9. John 7:33 tn Grk “Yet a little I am with you.”
10. John 7:33 tn The word “then” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.