But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?
John 7:26
Surrounding context
7:25 Now some of them from Jerusalem said, "Is this not He whom they seek to kill?
7:26 But look! He speaks boldly, and they say nothing to Him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is truly the Christ?
7:27 However, we know where this Man is from; but when the Christ comes, no one knows where He is from."