John 10:19-30

19When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him.

20Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?”

21Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

22It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.

23He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade.

24The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

25Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name.

26But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,

29for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.

30The Father and I are one.”