“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me attracts them. Then I will raise them up on the last day.
He went on to say, “That’s why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father grants that.”
I’m going to be lifted up from the earth, and when I am, I will draw all people to myself.”
Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon, son of Jonah! No mere human showed that to you, but my Father in heaven.
It’s written in the Prophets, ‘God will teach all of them.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
You accept praise from one another, but you don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God. So how can you believe?
When you were baptized, you were buried together with Christ, and you were raised to life with him by believing in the work that God did when he raised Jesus from the dead.
You’ve been given the privilege, for the sake of Christ, not only of believing in him but also of suffering for him.
Why can’t you understand what I’m saying? Because you can’t really hear it.
You nest of vipers! How can you who are bad say anything good? Whatever is in your heart comes out of your mouth.
“Stop grumbling,” Jesus told them.