had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me Better, If ye believed Moses, ye would believe Me:the verbs are imperfects, not aorists. See on John 8:19 (where we have a similar mistranslation), 42, John 9:41; John 15:19; John 18:36. Contrast the construction in John 4:10; John 11:21; John 11:32; John 14:28. This proves that Moses is their accuser.

for he wrote of me Christ here stamps with His authority the authority of the Pentateuch. He accepts, as referring to Himself, the Messianic types and prophecies which it contains. Comp. Luke 24:27; Luke 24:44.

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