²⁶ but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,

⁴⁷ he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

⁶ we -- of God we are; he who is knowing God doth hear us; he who is not of God, doth not hear us; from this we know the spirit of the truth, and the spirit of the error.

³ and if also our good news is vailed, in those perishing it is vailed,

⁴ in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

⁷ What then? What Israel doth seek after, this it did not obtain, and the chosen did obtain, and the rest were hardened,

⁸ according as it hath been written, `God gave to them a spirit of deep sleep, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear,' -- unto this very day,

⁴ and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

³⁷ yet he having done so many signs before them, they were not believing in him,

³⁸ that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he said, `Lord, who gave credence to our report? and the arm of the Lord -- to whom was it revealed?'

³⁹ Because of this they were not able to believe, that again Isaiah said,

⁴⁰ `He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart, that they might not see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them;'

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

⁶⁵ and he said, `Because of this I have said to you -- No one is able to come unto me, if it may not have been given him from my Father.'

⁴⁴ no one is able to come unto me, if the Father who sent me may not draw him, and I will raise him up in the last day;

⁴⁵ it is having been written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God; every one therefore who heard from the Father, and learned, cometh to me;

³⁷ all that the Father doth give to me will come unto me; and him who is coming unto me, I may in no wise cast without,