{Because he keepeth not the sabbath} (hoti to sabbaton ou
t(8872)ei). This is reason (causal hoti) enough. He violates our
rules about the Sabbath and therefore is a Sabbath-breaker as
charged when here before ( 5:10,16,18 ). Hence he is not "from
God" (para theou). So some. {How can a man that is a sinner do
such signs?} (P(9373) dunatai anthr(9370)os hamart(936c)os toiauta s(886d)eia
poiein;). This was the argument of Nicodemus, himself a Pharisee
and one of the Sanhedrin, long ago ( 3:2 ). It was a conundrum
for the Pharisees. No wonder there was "a division" (schisma,
schism, split, from schiz(935c)) as in 7:43 10:19 .
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