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John 10:22-42

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22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,

23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon.

24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

25 Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name bear witness about me,

26 but you do not believe because you are not part of my flock.

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

30 I and the Father are one."

31 The Jews picked up stones again to stone him.

32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?"

33 The Jews answered him, "It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God."

34 Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I said, you are gods'?

35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came--and Scripture cannot be broken--

36 o you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;

38 but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father."

39 Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.

40 He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.

41 And many came to him. And they said, "John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true."

42 And many believed in him there.

The Message Bible MSG

22 They were celebrating Hanukkah just then in Jerusalem. It was winter.

23 Jesus was strolling in the Temple across Solomon's Porch.

24 The Jews, circling him, said, "How long are you going to keep us guessing? If you're the Messiah, tell us straight out."

25 Jesus answered, "I told you, but you don't believe. Everything I have done has been authorized by my Father, actions that speak louder than words.

26 You don't believe because you're not my sheep.

27 My sheep recognize my voice. I know them, and they follow me.

28 I give them real and eternal life. They are protected from the Destroyer for good. No one can steal them from out of my hand.

29 The Father who put them under my care is so much greater than the Destroyer and Thief. No one could ever get them away from him.

30 I and the Father are one heart and mind."

31 Again the Jews picked up rocks to throw at him.

32 Jesus said, "I have made a present to you from the Father of a great many good actions. For which of these acts do you stone me?"

33 The Jews said, "We're not stoning you for anything good you did, but for what you said - this blasphemy of calling yourself God."

34 Jesus said, "I'm only quoting your inspired Scriptures, where God said, 'I tell you - you are gods.'

35 If God called your ancestors 'gods' - and Scripture doesn't lie -

36 why do you yell, 'Blasphemer! Blasphemer!' at the unique One the Father consecrated and sent into the world, just because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

37 If I don't do the things my Father does, well and good; don't believe me.

38 But if I am doing them, put aside for a moment what you hear me say about myself and just take the evidence of the actions that are right before your eyes. Then perhaps things will come together for you, and you'll see that not only are we doing the same thing, we are the same - Father and Son. He is in me; I am in him."

39 They tried yet again to arrest him, but he slipped through their fingers.

40 He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and stayed there.

41 A lot of people followed him over. They were saying, "John did no miracles, but everything he said about this man has come true."

42 Many believed in him then and there.