“you” of verse 36 indicates the same group as the “you” of verse 37. Otherwise the entire paragraph becomes unintelligible. We, accordingly, accept the view of Calvin and most other commentators (number 4 above) as being by far the most natural. All this does not mean that there is no transition. There is, indeed, a transition; but it is not from one group to a totally different group. The transition is from one attitude to another attitude within the same group of people. That transition is very
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