And whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.

No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me should draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

It is written in the prophets, 'And they shall all be taught of God.' Therefore everyone who hears from the Father, and has learned, comes to Me.

And He said, "Because of this I have said to you that no one can come to Me unless it has been granted to him by My Father."

He who is of God hears God's words; therefore you do not hear [them], because you are not of God."

But even though He had done so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in Him,

Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

What then? Israel has not obtained what it seeks; but the elect have obtained [it], and the rest were blinded.

Just as it is written: "God has given them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, to this very day."

But even if our gospel is hidden, it is hidden among those who are perishing,

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, so that the illumination of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.

We are of God. He that knows God hears us; [he] that is not of God does not hear us. By this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.