John 10:22-42 - Jesus At The Feast Of The Dedication
22 At length the feast of the dedication was kept at Jerusalem, when the weather happen'd to be foul. 23 as Jesus therefore was walking in the temple in Solomon's portico, 24 the Jews came about him, and said, how long will you keep us in suspense? if you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye did not believe me: the works that I do in my father's name, they testify of me. 26 but, as I said before, you do not believe; because ye are not of my sheep. 27 my sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me. 28 it is I that give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any one force them out of my hand. 29 my father who gave them me, is greater than all: so that no one is able to force them out of my father's hand. 30 I and my father are one.
31 then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, many good works have I shewed you from my father; for which of those works would you stone me?
33 the Jews answered him, saying, it is not for any good work that we stone thee; but for blasphemy, inasmuch as you, being a man, pretend to be a God.
34 Jesus answered them, is it not written in your law, "I said ye are Gods?" 35 if the law stiles them Gods, who received the orders of God, and if the scripture is of any authortiy, 36 how can you say that I blaspheme, I whom the father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, because I said I am the son of God? 37 if I do not the works of my father, believe me not. 38 but if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the father is in me, and I in him. 39 Thereupon they again endeavour'd to seize him: but he escaped out of their hands, and retir'd beyond Jordan,
40 to the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41 and many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but every thing that he said concerning this man, was true. 42 so that many people there believed on him.