καὶ οὐκ ἠκούσατε. Possibly interrogative, Did ye not hear? This avoids taking ἀκούειν in two senses; (1) ‘hearken,’ (2) ‘hear.’ The man loses all patience, and will not go through it again.

μὴ καὶ ὑμεῖς. Surely ye also do not wish to become: comp. John 4:29; John 6:67; John 7:35; John 7:52. For θέλειν comp. John 5:40; John 6:67; John 7:17; John 8:44. For γένεσθαι comp. John 1:6; John 8:58; John 10:19. The meaning of ‘also’ has been misunderstood. It can scarcely mean ‘as well as I:’ the man has not advanced so far in faith as to count himself a disciple of Jesus; and if he had, he would not avow the fact to the Jews. ‘Also’ means ‘as well as His well-known disciples.’ That Christ had a band of followers was notorious.

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