For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law, and the prophets also wrote about -- Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."

Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

"Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope.

If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me.

But if you do not believe what Moses wrote, how will you believe my words?"

Then Jesus told them, "I tell you the solemn truth, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but my Father is giving you the true bread from heaven.

Hasn't Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law! Why do you want to kill me?"

However, because Moses gave you the practice of circumcision (not that it came from Moses, but from the forefathers), you circumcise a male child on the Sabbath.

But if a male child is circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me because I made a man completely well on the Sabbath?

In the law Moses commanded us to stone to death such women. What then do you say?"

They heaped insults on him, saying, "You are his disciple! We are disciples of Moses!

We know that God has spoken to Moses! We do not know where this man comes from!"