Bill Mounce

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11. ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀπεκρίθη …

oJ de; =Ihsou:V ajpekrivqh tw:/ doulw:/` aiJ ejntolai; tou: qeou: pistai; kai; ajgaqaiv, ouj kakaiv.

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Can the word "answered" be substituted for the word "said"? What are guidlines for making this decision? "Answered" seems to note specifically that Jesus was replying to something that was originally said to him, as opposed to simply "saying" something from his own initiative.