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Then came Hanukkah in Yerushalayim. It was winter,
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and Yeshua was walking around inside the Temple area, in Shlomo's Colonnade.
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So the Judeans surrounded him and said to him, "How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us publicly!"
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Yeshua answered them, "I have already told you, and you don't trust me. The works I do in my Father's name testify on my behalf,
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but the reason you don't trust is that you are not included among my sheep.
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My sheep listen to my voice, I recognize them, they follow me,
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and I give them eternal life. They will absolutely never be destroyed, and no one will snatch them from my hands.
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My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one can snatch them from the Father's hands.
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I and the Father are one."
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Once again the Judeans picked up rocks in order to stone him.
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Yeshua answered them, "You have seen me do many good deeds that reflect the Father's power; for which one of these deeds are you stoning me?"