Thereforesomeof the Phariseeswere saying,"Thismanis not from God,becauseHe does not keepthe Sabbath."But otherswere saying,"Howcana manwho is a sinnerperformsuchsigns?"And there was a divisionamongthem.
And a man[was there] whose handwas withered.And they questionedJesus, asking,"Is it lawfulto healon the Sabbath?"--sothat they might accuseHim.
But when the Phariseessaw[this], they saidto Him, "Look,Your disciplesdowhatis not lawfulto doon a Sabbath."
But the synagogue official,indignantbecauseJesushad healedon the Sabbath,[began] sayingto the crowdin response,"There are sixdaysin whichworkshouldbe done;socomeduringthem and get healed,and not on the Sabbathday."
A divisionoccurredagainamongthe Jewsbecauseof thesewords.
"BelieveMe that I am in the Fatherand the Fatheris in Me; otherwisebelievebecauseof the worksthemselves.
"IfI had not doneamongthem the workswhichno oneelsedid,they would not havesin;but nowthey have bothseenand hatedMe and My Fatheras well.
Thisbeginningof [His] signsJesusdidin Canaof Galilee,and manifestedHis glory,and His disciplesbelievedin Him.
this mancameto Jesus by nightand saidto Him, "Rabbi,we knowthat You have comefrom God[as] a teacher;for no onecandothesesignsthat You dounlessGodis with him."
Sothe Jewswere sayingto the man who was cured,"It is the Sabbath,and it is not permissiblefor you to carryyour pallet."
"But the testimonywhich I haveis greaterthan [the testimony of] John;for the workswhichthe Fatherhas givenMe to accomplish--the veryworksthat I do--testifyaboutMe, that the Fatherhas sentMe.
Thenthe Jews[began] to arguewith one another,saying,"Howcanthis mangiveus [His] fleshto eat?"
There was muchgrumblingamongthe crowdsconcerningHim; somewere saying,"He is a good man";otherswere saying,"No,on the contrary,He leadsthe peopleastray."
"Ifa manreceivescircumcisionon [the] Sabbathsothat the Lawof Moseswill not be broken,are you angrywith Me becauseI madean entiremanwellon [the] Sabbath?
Soa divisionoccurredin the crowdbecauseof Him.
Soa second timethey calledthe manwhohad beenblind,and saidto him, "Givegloryto God;we knowthat thismanis a sinner."
But the peopleof the citywere divided;and somesidedwith the Jews,and somewith the apostles.
