Yohanes 11:15

11:15 and I am glad ¹  for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. ²  But let us go to him.”

Yohanes 16:24

16:24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, ³  so that your joy may be complete.

[11:15]  ¹ tn Grk “and I rejoice.”

[11:15]  ² sn So that you may believe. Why does Jesus make this statement? It seems necessary to understand the disciples’ belief here in a developmental sense, because there are numerous references to the disciples’ faith previous to this in John’s Gospel, notably 2:11. Their concept of who Jesus really was is continually being expanded and challenged; they are undergoing spiritual growth; the climax is reached in the confession of Thomas in John 20:28.

[16:24]  ³ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text, but is implied. Direct objects were often omitted in Greek when clear from the context.