John 10:25

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John 10:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.

24 So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

25 “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.

26 But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

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

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John 5:17

But Jesus answered them, “To this very day My Father is at His work, and I too am working.”

John 5:18

Because of this, the Jews tried all the harder to kill Him. Not only was He breaking the Sabbath, but He was even calling God His own Father, making Himself equal with God.

John 5:19

So Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing by Himself, unless He sees the Father doing it. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does.

John 5:20

The Father loves the Son and shows Him all He does. And to your amazement, He will show Him even greater works than these.

John 5:21

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

John 5:22

Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,

John 5:23

so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.

John 5:24

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

John 5:25

Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 5:26

For as the Father has life in Himself, so also He has granted the Son to have life in Himself.

John 5:27

And He has given Him authority to execute judgment, because He is the Son of Man.

John 5:28

Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice

John 5:29

and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.

John 5:30

I can do nothing by Myself; I judge only as I hear. And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.

John 5:31

If I testify about Myself, My testimony is not valid.

John 5:32

There is another who testifies about Me, and I know that His testimony about Me is valid.

John 5:33

You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.

John 5:34

Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved.

John 5:35

John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light.

John 5:36

But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.

John 5:37

And the Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have never heard His voice nor seen His form,

John 5:38

nor does His word abide in you, because you do not believe the One He sent.

John 5:39

You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,

John 5:40

yet you refuse to come to Me to have life.

John 5:41

I do not accept glory from men,

John 5:42

but I know you, that you do not have the love of God within you.

John 5:43

I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him.

John 8:12

Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”

John 8:24

That is why I told you that you would die in your sins. For unless you believe that I am He, you will die in your sins.”

John 8:58

“Truly, truly, I tell you,” Jesus declared, “before Abraham was born, I am!”

John 10:32

But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”

John 10:38

But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”

John 3:2

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

John 7:31

Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”

John 11:47

Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs.

John 12:37

Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.

John 14:11

Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me—or at least believe on account of the works themselves.

John 20:30

Jesus performed many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book.

Acts 2:22

Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.

Acts 10:38

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

Hebrews 2:3

how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,