26. Here he is! He is speaking openly. They aren't saying a word to him. Have the authorities really decided that he is the Christ?
27. But we know where this man is from. When the Christ comes, no one will know where he is from."
28. Jesus was still teaching in the temple courtyard. He cried out, "Yes, you know me. And you know where I am from. I am not here on my own. The One who sent me is true. You do not know him.
29. But I know him. I am from him, and he sent me."
30. When he said this, they tried to arrest him. But no one laid a hand on him. His time had not yet come.
31. Still, many people in the crowd put their faith in him. They said, "How will it be when the Christ comes? Will he do more miraculous signs than this man?"