Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? — the Pharisees respond with scorn and suspicion, suggesting the officers have been deceived by Jesus. The question implies that anyone accepting Jesus's claim must be foolish or bewitched. Yet their dismissal masks fear: the officers' testimony demonstrates that Jesus has power over human hearts that institutional authority cannot control. The Pharisees' sarcasm becomes a kind of self-exposure—they are frightened of a power that appeals to truth rather than force.

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