Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 7:21 - 7:21

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - John 7:21 - 7:21


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21. ἓν ἔρ. ἐπ. I did one work; the healing at Bethesda, which (He reminds them) excited the astonishment and indignation of all, not of the rulers only, as being wrought on the Sabbath. Ἕν, a single work, in contrast to frequent circumcisions on the Sabbath, or possibly to the many works which excited comparatively little attention: ἕν balances πάντες, one act sets all in amazement.

Many modern editors add διὰ τοῦτο from Joh 7:22 to this verse; ‘and ye all marvel on account of this.’ But this is cumbrous, and unlike S. John, who begins sentences with διὰ τοῦτο (Joh 5:16; Joh 5:18, Joh 6:65, Joh 8:47, Joh 10:17, Joh 12:18; Joh 12:39) rather than ends them with it.