John 20:30-31 to Sirach 43:27

NT Text: John 20:30-31

OT Source(s):

• Sirach 43:27 ("We could say more but could never say enough")
• 1 Maccabees 9:22 ("Now the rest of the acts of Judas...")
• Jewish concluding formulas in intertestamental writings

Source: No public domain commentary confirmation available (extrabiblical reference)

Reference Type: Echo

Connection Method(s): None

Significance: Concluding statement in 20:30-31 finds literary parallels in several intertestamental Jewish writings (e.g., Sirach 43:27; 1 Maccabees 9:22, cited in Köstenberger).