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Jesus said, "This voice was for your benefit, not mine.
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Now it is time for the world to be judged. Now the prince of this world will be thrown out.
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But I am going to be lifted up from the earth. When I am, I will bring all people to myself."
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He said this to show them how he was going to die.
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The crowd spoke up. "The Law tells us that the Christ will remain forever," they said. "So how can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up'? Who is this 'Son of Man'?"
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Then Jesus told them, "You are going to have the light just a little while longer. Walk while you have the light. Do this before darkness catches up with you. Anyone who walks in the dark does not know where he is going.
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While you have the light, put your trust in it. Then you can become sons of light." When Jesus had finished speaking, he left and hid from them.
The Jews Still Do Not Believe
37 Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in front of them. But they still would not believe in him.
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This happened as Isaiah the prophet had said it would. He had said, "Lord, who has believed what we've been saying? Who has seen the Lord's saving power?" (Isaiah 53:1)
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For this reason, they could not believe. As Isaiah says in another place,
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"The Lord has blinded their eyes. He has closed their minds. So they can't see with their eyes. They can't understand with their minds. They can't turn to the Lord. If they could, he would heal them." (Isaiah 6:10)