Yohanes 1:7

1:7 He came as a witness ¹  to testify ²  about the light, so that everyone ³  might believe through him.

Yohanes 12:32

12:32 And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people ⁴  to myself.”

Yohanes 12:1

Jesus’ Anointing

12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom he ⁵  had raised from the dead.

Titus 2:4-6

2:4 In this way ⁶  they will train ⁷  the younger women to love their husbands, to love their children, 2:5 to be self-controlled, ⁸  pure, fulfilling their duties at home, ⁹  kind, being subject to their own husbands, so that the message ¹⁰  of God may not be discredited. ¹¹  2:6 Encourage younger men likewise to be self-controlled, ¹² 

¹ tn Grk “came for a testimony.”

sn Witness is also one of the major themes of John’s Gospel. The Greek verb μαρτυρέω (marturew) occurs 33 times (compare to once in Matthew, once in Luke, 0 in Mark) and the noun μαρτυρία (marturia) 14 times (0 in Matthew, once in Luke, 3 times in Mark).

² tn Or “to bear witness.”

³ tn Grk “all.”

⁴ tn Grk “all.” The word “people” is not in the Greek text but is supplied for stylistic reasons and for clarity (cf. KJV “all men”).

⁵ tn Grk “whom Jesus,” but a repetition of the proper name (Jesus) here would be redundant in the English clause structure, so the pronoun (“he”) is substituted in the translation.

⁶ tn Grk “that they may train” (continuing the sentence of 2:3).

⁷ tn This verb, σωφρονίζω (swfronizw), denotes teaching in the sense of bringing people to their senses, showing what sound thinking is.

⁸ tn Or “sensible.”

⁹ tn Grk “domestic,” “keeping house.”

¹⁰ tn Or “word.”

¹¹ tn Or “slandered.”

¹² tn Or “sensible.”