emphasized in other signs, by performing which Jesus demonstrated God’s approach and access to the poor and the needy (see 5:14–15; 9:38; 11:25–27; 20:30–31). It is noteworthy that in grasping Jesus’ identity, the hungry and the sick in John found their real human identity, and therefore it is no wonder that John records that the world has gone after him (12:19). In brief, in John’s Gospel Jesus fulfils the needs of the poor not just to give them temporary relief, but primarily to lead them to see