And when they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you!”
But the Pharisees said to each other, “There is nothing we can do! Everyone in the world is following Jesus.”
If we don't stop him now, everyone will put their faith in him. Then the Romans will come and destroy our temple and our nation.”
They went to John and said, “Rabbi, you spoke about a man when you were with him east of the Jordan. He is now baptizing people, and everyone is going to him.”
From all Judea and Jerusalem crowds of people went to John. They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the Jordan River.
The sheep dealers who saw me knew at once that this was a message from the Lord.
Simon and the others started looking for him.
Jesus replied, “We must go to the nearby towns, so that I can tell the good news to those people. This is why I have come.”