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Joh 14:12. Ἀμὴν, ἀμήν, verily, verily) There follow most sweet promises and exhortations mixed together; and in such a way, that, whilst speaking, He from time to time [“subinde”] touches upon those topics, which in the progress of His discourse form the very subjects proposed for discussion.[348] For instance, Joh 14:15, as to love, “If ye love Me, keep My commandments:” with which comp. Joh 14:21, “He that hath My commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me.” And He also repeats some things by way of recapitulation. The Evangelist and Apostle also imitates this method of our Lord: 1Jn 2:20, note.-ἅ, those which) i.e. equally great. [Comp. ch. Joh 5:20; Joh 5:25, “The Father showeth the Son all things that Himself doeth; and He will show Him greater works than these:-The dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live.”]-μείζονα, greater) for instance, Act 5:15, “They brought forth the sick into the streets, that at the least the shadow of Peter in passing by might overshadow some of them;” Joh 19:12. “From Paul’s body were brought unto the sick handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed;” Mar 16:17, the end of the ver., “They shall speak with new tongues.”-ποιήσει, he shall do) through faith in Me.
[348] Propositiones; the Statements of His subject.-E. and T.