Because the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ.

Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.

In these lay a great multitude of those who are feeble, blind, lame, withered, waiting for the movement of the water.

Did not Moses give you the law, and none of you does the law? Why do ye seek to kill me?

If a man receives circumcision on a Sabbath, so that the law of Moses may not be loosed, are ye angry with me because I made a man entirely well on a Sabbath?

And lo, he speaks in public, and they say nothing to him. Perhaps the rulers really know that this really is the Christ?

But this multitude that does not know the law are accursed.

Does our law judge a man, unless it first may hear from himself and know what he does?

Now in the law, Moses commanded us such women are to be stoned. What therefore do thou say about her?

And also it is written in your law that the testimony of two men is valid.

Ye are from the father, the devil, and ye want to do the desires of your father. He was a man-killer from the beginning, and he has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his

just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.

Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, so that I may take it again.

No man takes it from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?

Jesus therefore again groaning in himself comes to the sepulcher. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.

The multitude answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ remains into the age. And how can thou say, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

Peter said to him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee now? I will lay down my life for thee.

Jesus answered him, Will thou lay down thy life for me? Truly, truly, I say to thee, A cock will, no, not sound, until thou will deny me thrice.

Greater love has no man than this, that some man lay down his life for his friends.

But, that the word that is written in their law may be fulfilled, They hated me without cause.

His disciples say to him, Lo, now thou speak plainly, and speak not one veiled word.

and led him away first to Annas. For he was father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

Pilate therefore said to them, Take ye him, and judge him according to your law. The Jews therefore said to him, It is not permitted for us to kill any man,

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and according to our law he ought to die because he made himself the Son of God.