Yohanes 5:32

5:32 There is another ¹  who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

Yohanes 9:31

9:31 We know that God doesn’t listen to ²  sinners, but if anyone is devout ³  and does his will, God ⁴  listens to ⁵  him. ⁶ 

Yohanes 11:57

11:57 (Now the chief priests and the Pharisees ⁷  had given orders that anyone who knew where Jesus ⁸  was should report it, so that they could arrest ⁹  him.) ¹⁰ 

[5:32]  ¹ sn To whom does another refer? To John the Baptist or to the Father? In the nearer context, v. 33, it would seem to be John the Baptist. But v. 34 seems to indicate that Jesus does not receive testimony from men. Probably it is better to view v. 32 as identical to v. 37, with the comments about the Baptist as a parenthetical digression.

[9:31]  ² tn Grk “God does not hear.”

[9:31]  ³ tn Or “godly.”

[9:31]  ⁴ tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:31]  ⁵ tn Or “hears.”

[9:31]  ⁶ tn Grk “this one.”

[11:57]  ⁷ tn The phrase “chief priests and Pharisees” is a comprehensive name for the groups represented in the ruling council (the Sanhedrin) as in John 7:45; 18:3; Acts 5:22, 26.

[11:57]  ⁸ tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[11:57]  ⁹ tn Or “could seize.”

[11:57]  ¹⁰ sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.