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"1If a manreceivescircumcision on the Sabbathso that the Law of Moses will not be broken, are you angry with Me because I made an entiremanwell on the Sabbath?
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"Do not 2judgeaccording to appearance, but judge with righteousjudgment."
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Sosome of the people of Jerusalem were saying, "Is this not the man whom they are seeking to kill?
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"Look, He is speakingpublicly, and they are sayingnothing to Him. 3The rulers do not reallyknow that this is the Christ, do they?
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"However, 4we knowwherethisman is from; but whenever the Christ may come, nooneknowswhere He is from."
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ThenJesuscried out in the temple, 5teaching and saying, "6You bothknow Me and knowwhere I am from; and 7I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.
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"8I know Him, because9I am from Him, and 10He sent Me."
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So they 11were seeking to seize Him; and nomanlaid his hand on Him, because His 12hour had not yetcome.
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But 13many of the crowdbelieved in Him; and they were saying, "14When the Christcomes, He will not performmore15signs than those whichthisman has, will He?"
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The Phariseesheard the crowdmutteringthesethingsabout Him, and the chiefpriests and the Phariseessent16officers to 17seize Him.
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ThereforeJesussaid, "18For a littlewhilelonger I am with you, then19I go to Him who sent Me.