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39. διὰ τοῦτο. For this cause: as usual (Joh 12:18; Joh 12:27, Joh 5:18, Joh 7:21-22, Joh 8:47, Joh 10:17) this refers to what precedes, and ὅτι following gives the reason more explicitly. For οὐκ ἐδύναντο see on Joh 7:7. It had become morally impossible for them to believe. Grace may be refused so persistently as to destroy the power of accepting it. ‘I will not’ leads to ‘I cannot’ (Rom 9:6 to Rom 11:32).