The Pulpit Commentary on John 1:22

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

They said therefore (note the demonstrative force of οὖν) to him (as a consequence of his repeated threefold negative), Who art thou? Explain yourself, that we may give an answer to those who sent us (see note, John 20:21, on the two verbs ἀποστέλλω and πέμπω); What sayest thou concerning thyself?

Our suppositions about thee are all repudiated one by one, hast thou any information to render to the supreme court of judicature?

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