So they said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, “What I told you from the beginning.
They said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us,” but he replied to them, “If I tell you, you will not believe,
And this is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites [to him] to ask him, “Who are you?”
So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you have to say for yourself?”
So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
and went back into the praetorium and said to Jesus, “Where are you from?” Jesus did not answer him.
Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
That is why I told you that you will die in your sins. For if you do not believe that I AM, you will die in your sins.”
I have much to say about you in condemnation. But the one who sent me is true, and what I heard from him I tell the world.”