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If any one (ean tis). Third-class condition with ean and first aorist active subjunctive (akousēi) of akouō and same form (phulaxēi) of phulassō with negative mē.
But to save the world (all' hina sōsō ton kosmon). Purpose clause again (cf. hina krinō, just before) with hina and first aorist active of sōzō. Exaggerated contrast again, “not so much to judge, but also to save.” See Joh 3:17 for same contrast. And yet Jesus does judge the world inevitably (Joh 8:15.; Joh 9:39), but his primary purpose is to save the world (Joh 3:16). See close of the Sermon on the Mount for the same insistence on hearing and keeping (obeying) the words of Jesus (Mat 7:24, Mat 7:26) and also Luk 11:28.