John 10:23-25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
23 [a]And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense?[b] If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”(A) 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you[c] and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify to me.(B)
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- 10:23 Portico of Solomon: on the east side of the temple area, offering protection against the cold winds from the desert.
- 10:24 Keep us in suspense: literally, “How long will you take away our life?” Cf. Jn 11:48–50. If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly: cf. Lk 22:67. This is the climax of Jesus’ encounters with the Jewish authorities. There has never yet been an open confession before them.
- 10:25 I told you: probably at Jn 8:25 which was an evasive answer.
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