ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτόν. Not merely αὐτῷ; See on John 1:12. Nothing exasperated His enemies so much as His success; and therefore in leading us on to the final catastrophe, the Evangelist carefully notes the instances in which He won, though often only for a time, adherents and believers. see on John 6:15.

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