Like that of the son of the widow of Nain. The items were convincing enough and clearer than mere eschatological symbolism. Indefinite relative clause with first aorist passive subjunctive. Doubt is not a proof of superior intellect, scholarship, or piety . John was in the fog and that is the time not to make serious decisions.
Present participle genitive absolute.
The eulogy of Jesus was spoken as the two disciples of John were going away. The reeds by the Jordan bent with the wind , but not so John. The papyri and inscriptions show the same construction. The paradox of Jesus has puzzled many. All those that come after John stand upon his shoulders.