But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now [He has never ceased working], and I too am working.”

The crowd answered, “You have a demon [You are out of Your mind]! Who wants to kill You?”

Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon. On the contrary, I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

Yet you do not know Him, but I know Him fully. If I said I did not know Him, I would be a liar like you. But I do know Him and keep His word.

Accordingly they said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “[It must be that] He is a prophet!”

So they were saying, “What does He mean when He says, ‘A little while’? We do not know what He is talking about.”

As a result of this, Pilate kept making efforts to release Him, but the Jews kept screaming, “If you release this Man, you are no friend of Caesar! Anyone who makes himself out [to be] a king opposes Caesar [and rebels against the emperor]!”