They picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus HID himself

tonychanyt · Jun 6, 2024

John 8:

57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

Was the hiding a miracle?

Ellicott didn't think so:

He “hid Himself and went out of the Temple, and this does not imply more than that He passed among the crowd which was around Him, out of the Temple, and thus avoided the stones which they had taken up to cast at Him.

Elsewhere on the road to Emmaus, Jesus met two disciples in Luke 24:

30 When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31 And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight.

Now, that was a miracle.

Josheb · Jun 7, 2024

That's good. Any more thoughts on the distinction between John 8:58's hiding and Luke 24:31's vanishing? For example, the former is pre-crucifixion/resurrection/transformation; the later occurs after all of those events.

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