Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him, “We are not blind too, are we?”

“I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.

But some of them said, “This is the man who caused the blind man to see! Couldn’t he have done something to keep Lazarus from dying?”

You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish.”

Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? That he won’t come to the feast?”

Nevertheless, even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they would not confess Jesus to be the Christ, so that they would not be put out of the synagogue.

I have come as a light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me should not remain in darkness.

Jesus answered, “Will you lay down your life for me? I tell you the solemn truth, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

There are many dwelling places in my Father’s house. Otherwise, I would have told you, because I am going away to make ready a place for you.

Jesus replied, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me, but if you do not believe me, believe because of the miraculous deeds themselves.

He takes away every branch that does not bear fruit in me. He prunes every branch that bears fruit so that it will bear more fruit.

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. But they no longer have any excuse for their sin.

While he was with them, he declared, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what my Father promised, which you heard about from me.

For David says about him, ‘I saw the Lord always in front of me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken.

But to keep this matter from spreading any further among the people, let us warn them to speak no more to anyone in this name.”

Then the commander of the temple guard went with the officers and brought the apostles without the use of force (for they were afraid of being stoned by the people).

and they summoned the apostles and had them beaten. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus and released them.