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Rejecteth (athetōn). Present active participle of atheteō, late Koiné verb (from athetos, a privative, and tithēmi), to render null and void, only here in John, but see Mar 6:26; Mar 7:9.
One that judgeth him (ton krinonta auton). Articular present active participle of krinō. See same idea in Joh 8:50; Joh 12:47.
The same (ekeinos). “That” very word of Christ which one rejects will confront him and accuse him to the Father “at the last day” (en tēi eschatēi hēmerai, this phrase peculiar to John). There is no escaping it. And yet Jesus himself will bear witness for or against the one whose conduct has already revealed his attitude towards the message of God (Mat 10:32; Luk 12:8.).