Then He said, “For this reason I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it were given him by My Father.”
He answered them, “It is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also bring them, and they will hear My voice. There will be one flock and one shepherd.
John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
All whom the Father gives Me will come to Me, and he who comes to Me I will never cast out.
For to you it was granted on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake,
The grace of our Lord overflowed with the faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
in gentleness instructing those in opposition. Perhaps God will grant them repentance to know the truth,
Let us look to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.