Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses' disciples — the authorities respond with anger ('reviled him,' eloidorēsan auton, insulted/abused him). They call him 'his [Jesus's] disciple,' which he has not claimed but which his witness supports. They contrast themselves: 'we are Moses' disciples.' This appeals to the tradition and the law: Moses is their authority, not Jesus. The claim to be Moses' disciples implicitly rejects the possibility of also being Jesus's disciples.

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