Robertson Word Pictures - John 18:20 - 18:20

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Robertson Word Pictures - John 18:20 - 18:20


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Openly (parrēsiāi). As already shown (Joh 7:4; Joh 8:26; Joh 10:24, Joh 10:39; Joh 16:25, Joh 16:29. See Joh 7:4 for same contrast between en parrēsiāi and en kruptōi.

I ever taught (egō pantote edidaxa). Constative aorist active indicative. For the temple teaching see Joh 2:19; Joh 7:14, Joh 7:28; Joh 8:20, Joh 19:23; Mar 14:49 and Joh 6:59 for the synagogue teaching (often in the Synoptics). Examples of private teaching are Nicodemus (John 3) and the woman of Samaria (John 4). Jesus ignores the sneer at his disciples, but challenges the inquiry about his teaching as needless.