οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν; The expanded imperfect. Comp. Luke 21:24 ἔσται πατουμένη, Luke 23:51 ἦν συγκατατεθειμένος, Acts 8:28 ἦν ὑποστρέφων, Mark 13:25 ἔσονται ἐκπίπτοντες, &c. The metaphor is common, “The heart may burn without a sigh.” Byron.

ὡς ἐλάλει ἡμῖν. “Never man spake like this man,” John 7:46.

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