Yohanes 1:45
Konteks1:45 Philip found Nathanael 1 and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also 2 wrote about – Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
Yohanes 20:30
Konteks20:30 Now Jesus performed 3 many other miraculous signs in the presence of the 4 disciples, which are not recorded 5 in this book. 6
[1:45] 1 sn Nathanael is traditionally identified with Bartholomew (although John never describes him as such). He appears here after Philip, while in all lists of the twelve except in Acts 1:13, Bartholomew follows Philip. Also, the Aramaic Bar-tolmai means “son of Tolmai,” the surname; the man almost certainly had another name.
[1:45] 2 tn “Also” is not in the Greek text, but is implied.
[20:30] 4 tc ‡ Although most
[20:30] 5 tn Grk “are not written.”
[20:30] 6 sn The author mentions many other miraculous signs performed by Jesus in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in the Gospel. What are these signs the author of the Gospel has in mind? One can only speculate. The author says they were performed in the presence of the disciples, which emphasizes again their role as witnesses (cf. 15:27). The point here is that the author has been selective in his use of material. He has chosen to record those incidents from the life and ministry of Jesus which supported his purpose in writing the Gospel. Much which might be of tremendous interest, but does not directly contribute to that purpose in writing, he has omitted. The author explains his purpose in writing in the following verse.