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The present participle, “sinning a sin” (RV.), perhaps indicates seeing the sinner ἐπαυτοφώρῳ. ἐάν τις ἴδη] The subjunctive with ἐάν simply states the possibility. μὴ πρὸς θάνατον] The μή is naturally used after ἐάν; it can hardly be pressed to make the judgment subjective, that of the τις. αἰτήσει] The future is used either for the imperative, or because it is assumed as a matter of course that the brother will intercede for the brother. δώσει] The subject of the verb may be either
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