Then he said, “That is why I told you that no one can come to me unless it has been granted to him by my Father.”
Jesus answered them, “To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. And there will be one flock, one shepherd.
John replied, “A person cannot receive anything unless it is given to him from heaven.
Everyone the Father gives me will come to me, and I will never cast out anyone who comes to me.
For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in him, but also to suffer for him,
and the grace of our Lord abounded to me greatly with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
fixing our eyes upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.