John 10:39-42
39 Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. 40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. 41 Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” 42 And many believed in Him there.
Jesus was able to not let others take hold of Him for the wrong reasons, yet still openly allow those who believed Him by His works to draw near. Because Jesus was divine, He could do things such as make wine from water and give life to a man dead for four days - and call some to open the eyes of their hearts to believe as others refused to do so. It started with John at that place calling for repentance...
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