Ἰησοῦς δὲ ἔκραξε, “but Jesus cried aloud”. δὲ suggests that this summary is intended to reflect light on the unbelief and the imperfect faith which have just been mentioned. ἔκραξε would of itself lead us to suppose that Jesus made the following statement at some particular time, but as John 12:36 has informed us, He had already withdrawn from public teaching. It is therefore natural to suppose that we have here the evangelist's reminiscences of what Jesus had publicly uttered at a previous time. Ὁ πιστεύων … με. This sums up the constant teaching of Jesus that He appeared solely as the ambassador of the Father (see John 5:23; John 5:30; John 5:43; John 7:16; John 8:42); and that therefore to believe on Him was to believe on the Father.

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Old Testament