carry home more of the new water! These three interpretations are evidence enough that the clause is meant solely to carry the narrative forward. καὶ ἐλθὲ ἐνθάδε. English usage demands come back here. 17–18. καλῶς εἶπας ὅτι ἄνδρα οὐκ ἔχω. ‘Sad irony’, writes Westcott, citing Rupert: ‘clementiae manum porrigens pepercit pudori’. English idiom suggests that ἔσχες be translated you have had, but it would be just as acceptable to use you had, thus making a sharp contrast with ἔχεις.