Jesus' enemies want to stone Him because they regard His language as blasphemous. "You, a man, are making yourself God." But, if they will not accept a verbal claim, Jesus appeals to what he has been doing. "Even if you refuse to believe in me, at least believe in the work I do." To anyone with an open mind it is clear that God is working in Jesus. Again, they tried to seize him but He escaped from their power. His time had not yet come. That time would not be decided by them.

On the other hand, while Jesus was being attacked by the leaders of the Jews, many of the ordinary people continued to seek Him out. They could see, as the Pharisees could not, a clear distinction between Jesus and John: "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true. And many there came to believe in Him." There are many who reject Christ and His message today but let us pray that we may have open minds to believe the many signs by which God reveals His love to us every day of our lives.