“Rabbi,” they objected, “the Jews there were just trying to kill you with stones. And now you want to go back?”
Once again the Jewish leaders picked up stones to kill him.
When he said that, they picked up stones to kill him. But Jesus slipped out of sight and left the temple area.
They tried again to arrest him, but he escaped from them.
But I’m not going to try to save my own life. My only goal is to finish the race and complete the work that the Lord Jesus has given me, to tell others the good news about God’s grace.
They love to be greeted with respect in the markets and to be called ‘Rabbi.’
“But you shouldn’t be called ‘Rabbi,’ because you have only one Teacher, and you are all brothers.
Meanwhile, his disciples were telling him, “Rabbi, eat something!”
and many Jews had come out to comfort Martha and Mary on the loss of their brother.