Below is John 3:1-21, traditionally considered together as a single "Jesus and Nicodemus" pericope. I have highlighted all first- and second-person pronouns and all occurrences of the verbs say, tell, speak, and answer.
Doesn't this make it easy to tell at a glance where the reported dialogue ends and the author's commentary begins? The dividing line is between vv. 12 and 13, the same point I had previously identified, based on entirely different textual evidence, in this post.
Notes on the Fourth Gospel ("of John") and on other scripture, based on the assumption that the Fourth Gospel is largely an eyewitness account and is the most authoritative source on the life and teachings of Jesus
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