The third response is acceptance of Jesus as a worker of signs and wonders. Jesus does not trust himself to those who believe because of his signs in Jerusalem (2:23–25). Many of the disciples cease to follow Jesus when he calls them beyond this level of commitment (6:66), and the futility of recognizing Jesus merely as a healer is epitomized by the lame man, who betrays his healer. He makes so little progress toward faith, however, that he may illustrate no more than the attitude of the world toward