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|He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

|He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?

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|He responded, "I told you already, and you refuse to listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become his disciples, do you?"

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|The man's response is clearly sarcastic, particularly given that the last question is a Rhetorical question implying a "no" answer, meaning he was saying, "I know you don't want to be his disciples, so these continued questions must be because you are too stupid to understand my words." He is finally fed up with them, and his response here and in the following verses, show that in light of what has happened to him, and unlike his parents, he has no fear of these men. He doesn't care if they throw him out of the synagogue. Unlike the Pharisees, he cannot ignore the truth of what has happened, and unlike his parents, he is willing to accept the implications of that truth, no matter what the ramifications.

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