ἐταράχθη τῷ πν. It is the πνεῦμα, the seat of the religious emotions, not the ψυχή, that is affected by the thought of Judas’ sin (John 11:33). For the dative comp. Acts 18:25; Romans 14:1; Ephesians 4:18; Ephesians 4:23; Colossians 1:21. Once more the reality of Christ’s human nature is brought before us (John 11:33; John 11:35; John 11:38; John 12:27); but quite incidentally and without special point. It is the artless story of one who tells what he saw because he saw it and remembers it. The lifelike details which follow are almost irresistible evidences of truthfulness.

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