{And ye will not come to me} (kai ou thelete elthein pros
me). "And yet" (kai) as often in John. "This is the tragedy of
the rejection of Messiah by the Messianic race" (Bernard). See
Joh 1:11 Mt 23:37 (kai ouk (8874)hel(8873)ate, and ye would not).
Men loved darkness rather than light ( Joh 3:19 ). {That ye may
have life} (hina z(9388)n ech(8874)e). Life in its simplest form as in
3:36 (cf. 3:16 ). This is the purpose of John in writing the
Fourth Gospel ( 20:31 ). There is life only in Christ Jesus.
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