23 One day he was walking in that part of the temple known as Solomon's Porch,
24 and the people gathered all around him. They said, “How long are you going to keep us guessing? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly!”
25 Jesus answered:I have told you, and you refused to believe me. The things I do by my Father's authority show who I am.
26 But since you are not my sheep, you don't believe me.
27 My sheep know my voice, and I know them. They follow me,
28 and I give them eternal life, so that they will never be lost. No one can snatch them out of my hand.
29 My Father gave them to me, and he is greater than all others. No one can snatch them from his hands,