^{23 Ref} and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,

^{24 Ref} the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, `Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'

^{25 Ref} Jesus answered them, `I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;

^{26 Ref} but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,

^{27 Ref} according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,

^{28 Ref} and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish -- to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;

^{29 Ref} my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;

^{30 Ref} I and the Father are one.'

^{31 Ref} Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;

^{32 Ref} Jesus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

^{33 Ref} The Jews answered him, saying, `For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

^{34 Ref} Jesus answered them, `Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

^{35 Ref} if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)

^{36 Ref} of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?

^{37 Ref} if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

^{38 Ref} and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me `is' the Father, and I in Him.'