Living_Oracles(i)
23 it being in winter; as Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's portico,
24 the Jews surrounding him, said to him, How long will you keep us in suspense? If you be the Messiah, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered, I told you; but you believed not. The works which I do in my Father's name, testify of me.
26 But you believe not, for you are not of my sheep.
27 My sheep, as I told you, obey my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28 Besides, I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any one wrest them out of my hands.
29 My Father, who gave them me, is greater than all; and none can wrest them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are one.
31 Then the Jews again took up stones to stone him.
32 Jesus said to them, Many good works I have shown you from my Father; for which of these works do you stone me?
33 The Jews answered, For a good work we do not stone you, but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God.
34 Jesus replied, Is it not written in your law, "I said, You are gods?"
35 If the law styled them gods, to whom the word of God was addressed, and if the language of scripture in unexceptionable;
36 do you charge him with blasphemy whom the Father has consecrated his Apostle to the world, for calling himself his Son?
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I do, though you believe not me, believe the works, that you may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I am in him.
39 They then attempted again to seize him; but he escaped out of their hands,