imperative force of the previous phrase.4 It is less likely that an indicative would be sandwiched between two imperatives than three imperatives would be working emphatically together.5 Jesus is not assuming their belief in God (indicative: “You believe in God”) and hoping to add belief in him (imperative: “Believe also in me”)—as if belief in God and Jesus could ever be separated (a foreign thought to this Gospel and Scripture as a whole). Rather, Jesus is assuaging their fears by commanding them