They brought him first to Annas, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

This is the one about whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Surely he can’t be the Messiah, can he?”

But he answered them, “The man who made me well said to me, ‘Pick up your mat and walk.’”

“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what good are these for so many people?”

But now you are trying to kill me, a man who has told you the truth I heard from God. Abraham did not do this!

So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified – see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

Surely you’re not greater than our ancestor Jacob, are you? For he gave us this well and drank from it himself, along with his sons and his livestock.”

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”

Then they summoned the man who used to be blind a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. We know that this man is a sinner.”

Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them. (This was the disciple who had leaned back against Jesus’ chest at the meal and asked, “Lord, who is the one who is going to betray you?”)