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Jesus replied, âI have already told you, and you donât believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Fatherâs name.
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But you donât believe me because you are not my sheep.
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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,
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for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Fatherâs hand.
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The Father and I are one.â
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Once again the people picked up stones to kill him.
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Jesus said, âAt my Fatherâs direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?â
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They replied, âWeâre stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.â
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Jesus replied, âIt is written in your own Scriptures that God said to certain leaders of the people, âI say, you are gods!â
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And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received Godâs message were called âgods,â