Others said, “This is the Christ!” But still others said, “No, for the Christ doesn’t come from Galilee, does he?

Then the officers returned to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why didn’t you bring him back with you?”

Now when they heard this, they began to drift away one at a time, starting with the older ones, until Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

So the Jewish leaders began to say, “Perhaps he is going to kill himself, because he says, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’”

The Judeans replied, “Aren’t we correct in saying that you are a Samaritan and are possessed by a demon?”

You aren’t greater than our father Abraham who died, are you? And the prophets died too! Who do you claim to be?”

Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.

Now the Jewish religious leaders refused to believe that he had really been blind and had gained his sight until at last they summoned the parents of the man who had become able to see.

So his parents replied, “We know that this is our son and that he was born blind.

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

The Jewish leaders replied, “We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God.”

Then many of the people, who had come with Mary and had seen the things Jesus did, believed in him.

If we allow him to go on in this way, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away our sanctuary and our nation.”

Thus the Pharisees said to one another, “You see that you can do nothing. Look, the world has run off after him!”

Pilate answered, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own people and your chief priests handed you over to me. What have you done?”

The Jewish leaders replied, “We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die, because he claimed to be the Son of God!”

So the soldiers came and broke the legs of the two men who had been crucified with Jesus, first the one and then the other.

The two were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and reached the tomb first.

When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

When it was already very early morning, Jesus stood on the beach, but the disciples did not know that it was Jesus.