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38. ἀποκρίνεται for ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ: φωνήσῃ for φωνήσει: ἀρνήσῃ for ἀπαρνήσῃ.
We now enter upon the second main division of the Gospel. The Evangelist has given us thus far a narrative of CHRIST’S MINISTRY presented to us in a series of typical scenes (Joh 1:18 to Joh 12:50). He goes on to set forth the ISSUES OF CHRIST’S MINISTRY (13–20). The last chapter (21) forms the EPILOGUE, balancing the first eighteen verses (Joh 1:1-18), which form the PROLOGUE.
The second main division of the Gospel, like the first, falls into three parts: 1. THE INNER GLORIFICATION OF CHRIST IN HIS LAST DISCOURSES (13–17); 2. THE OUTER GLORIFICATION OF CHRIST IN HIS PASSION (18, 19); 3. THE VICTORY COMPLETED IN THE RESURRECTION (20). These parts will be subdivided as we reach them. Joh 13:1 is a prologue to the first part.