“But Rabbi,” they said, “a short while ago the Jews there tried to stone you, and yet you are going back?”
Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,
At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.
Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.
However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.
“But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.”
and many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them in the loss of their brother.