John 13:27-29

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. John 13:27 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
2. John 13:27 tn Grk “into that one”; the pronoun “he” is more natural English style here.sn This is the only time in the Fourth Gospel that Satan is mentioned by name. Luke 22:3 uses the same terminology of Satan “entering into” Judas but indicates it happened before the last supper at the time Judas made his deal with the authorities. This is not necessarily irreconcilable with John’s account, however, because John 13:2 makes it clear that Judas had already come under satanic influence prior to the meal itself. The statement here is probably meant to indicate that Judas at this point came under the influence of Satan even more completely and finally. It marks the end of a process which, as Luke indicates, had begun earlier.
3. John 13:27 tn Grk “Then Jesus said to him.”
4. John 13:28 tn Grk “reclining at the table.” The phrase reclining at the table reflects the normal practice in 1st century Near Eastern culture of eating a meal in a semi-reclining position.
5. John 13:28 tn Or “knew.”
6. John 13:28 tn Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7. John 13:28 tn Grk “to him”; the referent (Judas) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
8. John 13:29 tn Grk “telling him, ‘Buy whatever we need for the feast.’” The first clause is direct discourse and the second clause indirect discourse. For smoothness of English style, the first clause has been converted to indirect discourse to parallel the second (the meaning is left unchanged).
9. John 13:29 sn This is a parenthetical note by the author.