Yohanes 12:42
Konteks12:42 Nevertheless, even among the rulers 1 many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees 2 they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, 3 so that they would not be put out of 4 the synagogue. 5
Yohanes 9:39
Konteks9:39 Jesus 6 said,] 7 “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, 8 and the ones who see may become blind.”
[12:42] 1 sn The term rulers here denotes members of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative, and judicial body among the Jews. Note the same word (“ruler”) is used to describe Nicodemus in 3:1.
[12:42] 2 sn See the note on Pharisees in 1:24.
[12:42] 3 tn The words “Jesus to be the Christ” are not in the Greek text, but are implied (see 9:22). As is often the case in Greek, the direct object is omitted for the verb ὡμολόγουν (Jwmologoun). Some translators supply an ambiguous “it,” or derive the implied direct object from the previous clause “believed in him” so that the rulers would not confess “their faith” or “their belief.” However, when one compares John 9:22, which has many verbal parallels to this verse, it seems clear that the content of the confession would have been “Jesus is the Christ (i.e., Messiah).”
[12:42] sn See the note on Christ in 1:20.
[12:42] 4 tn Or “be expelled from.”
[12:42] 5 sn Compare John 9:22. See the note on synagogue in 6:59.
[9:39] 6 tn Grk “And Jesus.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.
[9:39] 7 tc ‡ Some early and important witnesses (Ì75 א* W b sams ac2 mf) lack the words, “He said, ‘Lord, I believe,’ and he worshiped him. Jesus said,” (vv. 38-39a). This is weighty evidence for the omission of these words. It is difficult to overstate the value of Ì75 here, since it is the only currently available papyrus ms extant for the text of John 9:38-39. Further, א is an important and early Alexandrian witness for the omission. The versional testimony and codex W also give strong support to the omission. Nearly all other