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Ye would believe me (episteuete an emoi). Conclusion of condition of second class (determined as unfulfilled) with imperfect indicative in both protasis and apodosis and an in apodosis. This was a home-thrust, proving that they did not really believe Moses.
For he wrote of me (peri gar emou ekeinos egrapsen). Deu 18:18. is quoted by Peter (Act 3:22) as a prophecy of Christ and also by Stephen in Act 7:37. See also Joh 3:14 about the brazen serpent and Joh 8:56 about Abraham foreseeing Christ’s day. Jesus does here say that Moses wrote concerning him.