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11. οἴδαμεν. The plurals between singulars are to be noted. They may be rhetorical, giving the saying the tone of a proverb; but the next verse seems to shew that they are literal. Jesus and His disciples tell of earthly things, Jesus alone of heavenly. Note the order and the pairing of the verbs; That which we know, we speak; and of that which we have seen, we bear witness. see on Joh 1:18. For καὶ … οὐ λαμβ. The tragic tone once more; see on Joh 1:5.