Jesus at the Feast of the Dedication
22 Then the feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
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and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon.
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So the Jews surrounded him and began to say to him, "{How long will you keep us in suspense}? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly!"
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Jesus answered them, "I told you and you do not believe! The deeds that I do in the name of my Father, these testify about me.
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But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep!
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My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish {forever}, and no one will seize them out of my hand.
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My Father, who has given [them] to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize [them] from the Father's hand.
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The Father and I are one."
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Then the Jews picked up stones again so that they could stone him.
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Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"