“Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,”
'You have sent to John and he has testified to the truth. Not that I accept human testimony; but I mention it so that you may be saved. — John the Baptist's testimony (3:28-30) about Jesus is invoked. The phrase not that I accept human testimony (ou lambano maim turtian) clarifies that Jesus does not depend on human witness but invokes John's testimony for the Jews' sake, to facilitate their salvation (sothenai, passive voice indicating divine agency).
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