But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.
John 8:59 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) So, they picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus hid Himself [or “was hidden,” suggesting a miraculous departure] and left the Temple [area]. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition So they took up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus, by mixing with the crowd, concealed Himself and went out of the temple [enclosure]. American Standard Version (1901) They took up stones therefore to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple. Common English Bible So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and left the temple. Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, they took up stones to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and he departed from the temple. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple. |
But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.
[Immediately] their eyes were opened [i.e., they were given insight] so they could recognize Him. And [just then] He disappeared from their view [Note: The Greek says, “became invisible,” suggesting that He vanished miraculously].
So, Jesus stopped traveling publicly among the Jews [in Judea], but left there and went to a district near the desert, to a town called Ephraim, where He remained with His disciples. [Note: Ephraim was a small town about 14 miles northeast of Jerusalem, near Samaria].
The disciples replied to Him, “The Jews [there] have just been trying to stone you, and you are going back again?”
[So], believe in the Light [i.e., Jesus is speaking of Himself] while you [still] have the Light [with you], so that you can become enlightened people.” After Jesus said these things, He left there and hid Himself from them.
So, Pilate said to them, “Take him yourselves and judge him according to your [own] law.” [But] the Jews replied to him, “It is not permissible for us to put anyone to death.”
But the man who was healed did not know who it was, because Jesus had slipped away into the crowd that was there.
As Jesus was walking along He saw a man [who had been] blind from birth.
But they shouted loudly and refused to listen, and then all of them rushed at him.