John 10:17-27

17 This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.

18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father."

19 Again a division^[a] took place among the Jews because of these words.

20 Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and He's crazy! Why do you listen to Him?"

21 Others were saying, "These aren't the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

Jesus at the Festival of Dedication

22 Then the Festival of Dedication^[b] took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

23 Jesus was walking in the temple complex in Solomon's Colonnade.^[c]

24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, "How long are You going to keep us in suspense?^[d] If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly."^[e]

25 "I did tell you and you don't believe," Jesus answered them. "The works that I do in My Father's name testify about Me.

26 But you don't believe because you are not My sheep. ^[f]

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

Footnotes

• [a] Jn 7:43
• [b] Or Hanukkah, also called the Feast of Lights; this festival commemorated the rededication of the temple in 164 b.c.
• [c] Rows of columns supporting a roof
• [d] Lit How long are you taking away our life?
• [e] Or openly, or publicly
• [f] Other mss add just as I told you