NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

John 15

a S Jn 6:35

b Ps 80:8–11; Isa 5:1–7

c ver 6; S Mt 3:10

d Ps 92:14; Mt 3:8; 7:20; Gal 5:22; Eph 5:9; Php 1:11

e Jn 13:10; 17:17; Eph 5:26

1 15:2 The Greek for he prunes also means he cleans.

f S Jn 6:56

g ver 16

h ver 2; Eze 15:4; S Mt 3:10

i ver 4; S Jn 6:56

j S Mt 7:7

k S Mt 9:8

l Jn 8:31

m Jn 17:23, 24, 26

n S Jn 14:15

o S Jn 3:29

p ver 17; S Jn 13:34

q Ge 44:33; Jn 10:11; Ro 5:7, 8

r Job 16:20; Pr 18:24; Lk 12:4

s Mt 12:50

t Jn 8:26

u ver 19; Jn 13:18

v ver 5

w S Mt 7:7

x ver 12

y Isa 66:5; Jn 7:7; 1Jn 3:13

z ver 16

a Jn 17:14

b S Jn 13:16

c 2Ti 3:12

d Isa 66:5; Mt 5:10, 11; 10:22; Lk 6:22; Ac 5:41; 1Pe 4:14; Rev 2:3

2 15:20 John 13:16

e Jn 16:3

f Eze 2:5; 3:7

g Jn 9:41; Ro 1:20; 2:1

h Jn 5:36

i Jn 9:41

j S Jn 10:34

k Ps 35:19; 69:4; 109:3

l Jn 14:16

3 15:25 Psalms 35:19; 69:4

m Jn 14:26; 16:7

n S Jn 14:17

o 1Jn 5:7

p S Lk 24:48; Jn 21:24; 1Jn 1:2; 4:14

q S Lk 1:2

John 16

a Jn 15:18–27

b Mt 11:6

c Jn 9:22; 12:42

d Isa 66:5; Ac 26:9, 10; Rev 6:9

e Jn 15:21; 17:25; 1Jn 3:1

f Jn 13:19; 14:29

g Jn 15:27

h ver 10, 17, 28; Jn 7:33

i Jn 13:36; 14:5

j ver 22

k Jn 14:16, 26; 15:26

l Jn 7:39; 14:26

m Jn 15:22

n Ac 3:14; 7:52; Ro 1:17; 3:21, 22; 1Pe 3:18

o S ver 5

p S Jn 12:31

q Mk 4:33; 1Co 3:2

r S Jn 14:17

s Ps 25:5; Jn 14:26

t Jn 17:10

u S Jn 7:33

v ver 22; Jn 14:18–24

w ver 16

x ver 5

y Mk 16:10; Lk 23:27

z Jn 20:20

a Isa 13:8; 21:3; 26:17; Mic 4:9; 1Th 5:3

b ver 6

c ver 16

d ver 20; Jer 31:12

e ver 26; Jn 14:20

f S Mt 7:7

g S Mt 7:7

h S Jn 3:29

i ver 29; Ps 78:2; Eze 20:49; Mt 13:34; Mk 4:33, 34; Jn 10:6

j ver 2

k ver 23, 24

l Jn 14:21, 23

m ver 30; S Jn 13:3

n ver 5, 10, 17; Jn 13:3

o S ver 25

p 1Ki 17:24

q ver 27; S Jn 13:3

r ver 2, 25

s Mt 26:31

t Mt 26:56

u Jn 8:16, 29

v S Jn 14:27

w Jn 15:18–21

x Ro 8:37; 1Jn 4:4; 5:4; Rev 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 21:7

John 17

a Jn 11:41

b S Mt 26:18

c Jn 12:23; 13:31, 32

d S Mt 28:18

e S Mt 25:46

f ver 6, 9, 24; Da 7:14; Jn 6:37, 39

g S Php 3:8

h ver 8, 18, 21, 23, 25; S Jn 3:17

i Jn 13:31

j S Jn 19:30

k ver 1

l Php 2:6

m S Jn 1:2

n ver 26; Jn 1:18

o S ver 2

1 17:6 Greek your name

p ver 14, 26; S Jn 14:24

q S Jn 13:3

r ver 3, 18, 21, 23, 25; S Jn 3:17

s Lk 22:32

t S ver 2

u Jn 16:15

v Jn 13:1

w ver 13; Jn 7:33

x ver 21–23; Ps 133:1

y Jn 10:30

z S Jn 6:39

2 17:11 Or Father, keep them faithful to

a Jn 6:70

b S Mt 1:22

c ver 11

3 17:12 Or kept them faithful to

d S Jn 3:29

e Jn 15:19

f ver 16; Jn 8:23

g S Mt 5:37

h ver 14

i S Jn 15:3; 2Sa 7:28; 1Ki 17:24

j ver 3, 8, 21, 23, 25; S Jn 3:17

4 17:17 Or them to live in accordance with

k Jn 20:21

l ver 17

m Jer 32:39

n ver 11; Jn 10:38

o ver 3, 8, 18, 23, 25; S Jn 3:17

p Jn 1:14

q S Jn 14:20

r ver 3, 8, 18, 21, 25; S Jn 3:17

s Jn 16:27

t S ver 2

u S Jn 12:26

v Jn 1:14

w ver 5; S Mt 25:34; S Jn 1:2

x Jn 15:21; 16:3

y ver 3, 8, 18, 21, 23; S Jn 3:17; 16:27

z ver 6

a Jn 15:9

5 17:26 Greek your name

John 18

b ver 26; S Mt 21:1

f ver 12

g Jn 6:64; 13:1, 11

h ver 7

i S Mk 1:24

j ver 4

k S Jn 6:39

1 18:9 John 6:39

l S Mt 20:22

m ver 3

n ver 24; S Mt 26:3

o Jn 11:49–51

p S Mt 26:3

q Mt 26:58; Mk 14:54; Lk 22:54

r ver 25

s Jn 21:9

t Mk 14:54, 67

u S Mt 4:23

x ver 3

a ver 13; S Mt 26:3

b ver 18

c ver 17

d ver 10

e ver 1

f Jn 13:38

g S Mt 27:2

h ver 33; Jn 19:9

i Jn 11:55

j Mt 20:19; 26:2; Jn 3:14; 8:28; 12:32, 33

k ver 28, 29; Jn 19:9

l Lk 23:3; S Mt 2:2

m S Mt 3:2

r S Lk 23:4

John 19

a Dt 25:3; Isa 50:6; 53:5; Mt 27:26

b Mt 27:29

c Jn 18:22

d Jn 18:38

e ver 6; S Lk 23:4

f ver 2

g Ac 3:13

h ver 4; S Lk 23:4

i Lev 24:16

j Mt 26:63–66; Jn 5:18; 10:33

k Jn 18:33

l S Mk 14:61

m S Ro 13:1

n Jn 18:28–30; Ac 3:13

q S Jn 5:2

t ver 19, 21

u Mt 27:26; Mk 15:15; Lk 23:25

v Ge 22:6; Lk 14:27; 23:26

w Lk 23:33

x S Jn 5:2

y Lk 23:32

z S Mk 1:24

a ver 14, 21

b Heb 13:12

c ver 14

d ver 28, 36, 37; S Mt 1:22

e Ps 22:18

f Mt 27:55, 56

1 19:24 Psalm 22:18

g S Mt 12:46

h Lk 24:18

i S Mt 12:46

j S Jn 13:23

2 19:26 The Greek for Woman does not denote any disrespect.

k S ver 30; Jn 13:1

l ver 24, 36, 37; S Mt 1:22

m Ps 69:21

n Lk 12:50; Jn 4:34; 17:4

o ver 14, 42

p Dt 21:23; Jos 8:29; 10:26, 27

q ver 18

r Zec 12:10; Rev 1:7

s 1Jn 5:6, 8

t S Lk 24:48

u Jn 15:27; 21:24

v ver 24, 28, 37; S Mt 1:22

w Ex 12:46; Nu 9:12; Ps 34:20

x Zec 12:10; Rev 1:7

3 19:36 Exodus 12:46; Num. 9:12; Psalm 34:20

y S Jn 7:13

4 19:37 Zech. 12:10

z Jn 3:1; 7:50

a Lk 24:12; Jn 11:44; 20:5, 7

5 19:39 Or about 34 kilograms

b Mt 26:12

c ver 14, 31

d ver 20, 41

John 20

a ver 18; Lk 8:2; Jn 19:25

b Mt 27:60, 66

c S Jn 13:23

d ver 13

e Lk 24:12

f ver 11

g S Jn 19:40

h Jn 11:44

i ver 4

j Mt 22:29; Jn 2:22

k Lk 24:26, 46; Ac 2:24

l ver 5

m Mt 28:2, 3; Mk 16:5; Lk 24:4; Ac 1:10; S 5:19; 10:30

n ver 15

o ver 2

p Mk 16:9

q Lk 24:16; Jn 21:4

r ver 13

s S Jn 5:2

t S Mt 23:7

u S Mt 28:10

v Jn 7:33

w S ver 1

x Lk 24:10, 22, 23

y S Jn 7:13

z S Jn 14:27

a ver 21, 26; Lk 24:36–39

b Lk 24:39, 40; Jn 19:34

c Jn 16:20, 22

d ver 19

e S Jn 3:17

f Mt 28:19; Jn 17:18

g Jn 7:39; Ac 2:38; 8:15–17; 19:2; Gal 3:2

h Mt 16:19; 18:18

i S Jn 11:16

j ver 20

1 20:24 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.

k Mk 16:11

l S Jn 14:27

m ver 21

n ver 25; Lk 24:40

o S Jn 3:15

p 1Pe 1:8

q S Jn 2:11

r Jn 21:25

s S Jn 3:15; 19:35

t S Mt 4:3

u S Mt 25:46

2 20:31 Or may continue to believe

John 21

a ver 14; Jn 20:19, 26

b Jn 6:1

c S Jn 11:16

1 21:1 Greek Tiberias

d Jn 1:45

e Jn 2:1

f S Mt 4:21

g Lk 5:5

2 21:2 Thomas (Aramaic) and Didymus (Greek) both mean twin.

h Lk 24:16; Jn 20:14

i Lk 5:4–7

j S Jn 13:23

k Jn 18:18

3 21:8 Or about 90 meters

l ver 10, 13

m ver 9

n Jn 20:19, 26

o Mt 26:33, 35; Jn 13:37

p Lk 12:32

q 2Sa 5:2; Eze 34:2; Mt 2:6; S Jn 10:11; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 5:2, 3

t S ver 16

w S Mt 4:19

x ver 7; S Jn 13:23

y Jn 13:25

z S Mt 16:27

a ver 19; S Mt 4:19

b S Ac 1:16

c S Jn 15:27

d Jn 19:35

e Jn 20:30