"If it looks like a duck, and it quacks like a duck, it must be a duck."But what if you grew up with this duck? What then? This is what's going on in the last part of this chapter. The higher-ups can't stand what Jesus is teaching (see last post), but by now, it's pretty obvious to the crowds who Jesus is:
"When the Christ comes, will he do more miraculous signs than this man?"(note: Christ isn't Jesus' last name, it means "Saviour" or "Messiah".)
Even the guards are convinced! They can't arrest Jesus when asked because of his amazing teaching. (Kinda reminds me of Luke Skywalker at the beginning of "Return of the Jedi", but that's another topic...) But the "church leaders" think Jesus can't possibly be the Christ because he isn't from the right town. Amazing that Jesus kept his birth town secret... But I guess he wanted people to believe because of what he said and did, and not just where he was from.
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