Robertson Word Pictures - John 2:24 - 2:24

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Robertson Word Pictures - John 2:24 - 2:24


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But Jesus did not trust himself to them (autos de Iēsous ouk episteuen hauton autois). “But Jesus himself kept on refusing (negative imperfect) to trust himself to them.” The double use of pisteuō here is shown by Act 8:13 where Simon Magus “believed” (episteusen) and was baptized, but was unsaved. He merely believed that he wanted what Philip had.

For that he knew all men (dia to auton ginōskein pantas). Causal use of dia and the accusative case of the articular infinitive to ginōskein (because of the knowing) with the object of the infinitive (pantas, all men) and the accusative of general reference (auton, as to himself).