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

Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found [the one] whom Moses wrote [about] in the law, and the prophets wrote [about]--Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth!"

Has not Moses given you the law, and none of you carries out the law? Why do you seek to kill me?"

If a man receives circumcision on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses would not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a whole man well on the Sabbath?

But this crowd who does not know the law is accursed!"

"Our law does not condemn a man unless it first hears from him and knows what he is doing, [does it]?"

Now in the law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. So what do you say?"

And even in your law it is written that the testimony of two men is true.

You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father! That one was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand firm in the truth, because truth is not in him. Whenever he speaks the lie, he speaks from his own [nature], because he is a liar and the father {of lies}.

just as the Father knows me and I 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 possession of it again.

No one takes it from me, but I lay it down {voluntarily}. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father."

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

Then the crowd replied to him, "We have heard from the law that the Christ remains {forever}! And how do you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of Man?"

Peter said to him, "Lord, why am I not able to follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!"

Jesus replied, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly I say to you, the rooster will not crow until you have denied me three times!

No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends.

But [this happened] so that the word that is written in their law would be fulfilled, 'They hated me without a reason.'

and brought [him] to Annas first, for he was the father-in-law of Caiaphas, who was high priest that year.

So Pilate said to them, "You take him and judge him according to your law!" The Jews said to him, "It is not permitted for us to kill anyone,"

The Jews replied to him, "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die, because he made himself out to be the Son of God!"