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At this, they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.Luke 4:30; John 10:31,39; 11:8;">[xr]

Some were saying, "It is he," while others were saying, "No, but it is someone like him." He himself kept saying, "It is I!"

Some of the Pharisees began to remark, "This man is not from God because he does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a sinful man perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.John 3:2; 9:33; 10:19;">[xr]

But we don't know how it is that he now sees, and we don't know who opened his eyes. Ask him. He is of age and can speak for himself."

But he responded, "I don't know whether he is a sinner or not. The one thing I do know is that I used to be blind and now I can see!"

He answered them, "I've already told you, but you didn't listen. Why do you want to hear it again? You don't want to become his disciples, too, do you?"

At this, they turned on him furiously and said, "You are his disciple, but we are disciples of Moses!

We know that God has spoken to Moses, but we do not know where this fellow comes from."John 8:14;">[xr]

We know that God doesn't listen to sinners, but he does listen to anyone who worships him and does his will.Job 1:27:9; 35:12; Psalm 18:41; 34:15; 66:18; Proverbs 1:28; 15:29; 28:9; Isaiah 1:15; Jeremiah 11:11; 14:12; Ezekiel 8:18; Micah 3:4; Zechariah 7:13;">[xr]

Jesus told them, "If you were blind, you would not have any sin. But now that you insist, 'We see,' your sin remains."John 15:22,24;">[xr]

"Truly, truly I tell you, the person who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a bandit.

They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not recognize the voice of strangers."

Jesus used this illustration with them, but they didn't understand what he was saying to them.

All who came before mebefore me">[fn] are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them.

Jesus answered them, "I have told you, but you do not believe it. The works that I do in my Father's name testify on my behalf,John 3:2; 5:36; 10:38;">[xr]

but you do not believe because you do not belong to my sheep.my sheep, just as I told you">[fn]John 8:47; 1 John 4:6;">[xr]

The Jews answered him, "We are not going to stone you for a good work but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, are making yourself God!"John 5:18;">[xr]

But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understandbelieve">[fn] that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."John 5:36; 14:10-11; 17:21;">[xr]

Again they tried to seize him, but he slipped away out of their hands.John 7:30,44; 8:59;">[xr]

Many people came to him and kept saying, "John never performed a sign, but all the things that John said about this man were true!"John 3:30;">[xr]