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For your sakes (di' humas). That they may witness his raising from the grave.
That I was not there (hoti ouk ēmēn ekei). Imperfect middle ēmēn of the later Greek instead of the common active ēn in indirect discourse in place of the usual present retained as in Joh 11:13.
To the intent ye may believe (hina pisteusēte). Purpose clause with hina and the ingressive aorist active subjunctive, “that ye may come to believe” (more than you do). See the same use of the ingressive aorist in episteusan (Joh 2:11) where the disciples gained in belief.
Nevertheless let us go to him (alla agōmen pros auton). Volitive subjunctive, repeating the proposal of Joh 11:7. He is dead, but no matter, yea all the more let us go on to him.