1. J. Ramsey Michaels, John (New International Biblical Commentary; Peabody/Carlisle; Hendrickson/ Paternoster, 1989) 21; emphasis author's.
2. F. F. Bruce, The Gospel of John. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994), 31.
3. D. A. Carson, The Gospel according to John (Leicester/Grand Rapids: Inter-Varsity Press/ Eerdmans, 1991) 114-5.
4. D. A. Carson, The Gospel according to John (Leicester/ Grand Rapids: Inter-Varsity Press/ Eerdmans, 1991) 116. Emphasis author's.