10:18
“No one takes it from me”. The Roman rulers may have thought they were in charge and crucifying Jesus was getting rid of an inconvenient problem. The Jews definitely thought that they were getting their wish and getting rid of a troublemaker. In reality they could do nothing unless the Father ordained it. In John we read that they could not arrest Him or kill Him until the chosen hour. When we read the gospel accounts it is apparent that Jesus is the only one who is in charge of events. Both the Romans and the Jews are being controlled by events. Jesus had authority to lay down His life, and to take it up again. And He had this authority because the Father had given it to Him.
10:19-21
As usual “there was division among the Jews”. His words divided them, this was because they demanded either accepting Jesus as Lord, or rejecting Him altogether. The usual “he has a demon” accusation came up. If He was mad then they had a legitimate excuse not to listen to Him. Others recognised that neither the words not the actions were those of a madman.
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