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By saying this, he indicated how he was going to die.
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The crowd responded to him, "We have heard from the Scriptures that the Messiah will remain here forever. So how can you say, 'The Son of Man must be lifted up from the earth'? Who is this 'Son of Man'?"
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Jesus answered the crowd, "The light will still be with you for a little while. Walk while you have light so that darkness won't defeat you. Those who walk in the dark don't know where they're going.
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While you have the light, believe in the light so that you will become people whose lives show the light." After Jesus had said this, he was concealed as he left.
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Although they had seen Jesus perform so many miracles, they wouldn't believe in him.
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In this way the words of the prophet Isaiah came true: "Lord, who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord's power been revealed?"
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So the people couldn't believe because, as Isaiah also said,
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"God blinded them and made them close-minded so that their eyes don't see and their minds don't understand. And they never turn to me for healing!"
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Isaiah said this because he had seen Jesus' glory and had spoken about him.
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Many rulers believed in Jesus. However, they wouldn't admit it publicly because the Pharisees would have thrown them out of the synagogue.
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They were more concerned about what people thought of them than about what God thought of them.