34. The crowd said to Jesus, “The Scriptures teach that the Messiah will live for ever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?”
35. Jesus answered, “The light will be with you for only a little longer. Walk in the light while you can. Then you won't be caught walking blindly in the dark.
36. Have faith in the light while it is with you, and you will be children of the light.”After Jesus had said these things, he left and went into hiding.
37. He had performed a lot of miracles among the people, but they were still not willing to have faith in him.
38. This happened so that what the prophet Isaiah had said would come true,“Lord, who has believedour message?And who has seenyour mighty strength?”
39. The people could not have faith in Jesus, because Isaiah had also said,
40. “The Lord has blindedthe eyes of the people,and he has madethe people stubborn.He did this so that theycould not seeor understand,and so that theywould not turn to the Lordand be healed.”
41. Isaiah said this, because he saw the glory of Jesus and spoke about him.
42. Even then, many of the leaders put their faith in Jesus, but they did not tell anyone about it. The Pharisees had already given orders for the people not to have anything to do with anyone who had faith in Jesus.
43. And besides, the leaders liked praise from others more than they liked praise from God.
44. In a loud voice Jesus said:Everyone who has faith in me also has faith in the one who sent me.
45. And everyone who has seen me has seen the one who sent me.
46. I am the light that has come into the world. No one who has faith in me will stay in the dark.