ἀπεστάλκ.… μεμαρτ. Ye have sent unto J., and he hath borne witness. The perfects express the abiding results of past actions. ‘What ye have heard from him is true; but I do not accept it; the testimony which I accept comes not from man. I mention it for your sakes, not My own. If ye believe John ye will believe Me and be saved.’ ‘Ye’ and ‘I’ in these two verses (33, 34) are in emphatic opposition. Note the article before μαρτυρίαν.

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