So then the Jewish leaders responded, “What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”

But Jesus would not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people.

After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.

Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew concerning ceremonial washing.

John replied, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!”

Jesus did this as his second miraculous sign when he returned from Judea to Galilee.

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

There is another who testifies about me, and I know the testimony he testifies about me is true.

(I do not accept human testimony, but I say this so that you may be saved.)

(Now Jesus said this to test him, for he knew what he was going to do.)

Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat came to the land where they had been heading.

But some boats from Tiberias came to shore near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks.

But I told you that you have seen me and still do not believe.

Everyone whom the Father gives me will come to me, and the one who comes to me I will never send away.

Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began complaining about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven,”

Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said, “This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”

When the feast was half over, Jesus went up to the temple courts and began to teach.

Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?”

The crowd answered, “You’re possessed by a demon! Who is trying to kill you?”