They understood not that he spake to them of the Father — the authorities do not comprehend Jesus's reference to 'the Father' (ton patera). John notes their incomprehension explicitly: they do not understand that Jesus is speaking about God as his Father. This failure of understanding is not accidental; it reflects the spiritual blindness of those who refuse to believe. Jesus's language, rooted in his filial relation to God, is opaque to those outside that relationship.

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