and said to the woman, Now we believe, not because of what thou hast spoken; for we ourselves have heard Him, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

If we suffer Him to go on thus, all the people will believe on Him, and the Romans will come and destroy both our place and nation.

and whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; but whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.