We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is — the authorities assert: 'We know that God spake unto Moses'—they have the authority of the law and the prophets behind them. But concerning Jesus ('this fellow'), 'we know not from whence he is.' This echoes the earlier objection (7:27) about the Messiah's origins. Their claim to know Moses but not Jesus's origins becomes the basis for rejecting him. Yet John has established (8:14) that Jesus does know his origins (from the Father), while the authorities do not.

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