As each interaction our Lord has with His opponents is revealed in the Scriptures, the chasm is revealed to be wider and wider. Our text is one such example. The Lord has begun to further reveal his identity and His purpose. As He does so, the spiritual blindness and the evil intent of His opponents is further manifested. At this point in the narrative we know that there is a faction which is already plotting to murder Him. This desire on their part is known by the Savior and is addressed. Notice, He doesn't protest that He is being treated unfairly or that He is a helpless victim. Rather, even while exposing their enmity, He demonstrates that His life, death, and earthly ministry are for the purpose of redeeming His people and being the means by which sinners are saved from their sins. This is true both in spite of, and by means of, their scheming. And so, at the end of this exchange, we read these glorious words, "As He spoke these words, many believed in Him." Though He warned them that they would die in their sins; some believed and were delivered. – Pastor Schlegel
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