²⁷ My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,^(A) and they follow me.^(B)

³⁷ And the Father who sent me has himself testified concerning me.^(A) You have never heard his voice nor seen his form,^(B)

⁴⁷ Whoever belongs to God hears what God says.^(A) The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”

⁶³ The Spirit gives life;^(A) the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the Spirit^[a] and life.

¹⁵ As has just been said:

⁷ God again set a certain day, calling it “Today.” This he did when a long time later he spoke through David, as in the passage already quoted:

³⁷ “You are a king, then!” said Pilate.

Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. In fact, the reason I was born and came into the world is to testify to the truth.^(A) Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”^(B)

³⁹ She had a sister called Mary,^(A) who sat at the Lord’s feet^(B) listening to what he said.

²⁸ He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God^(A) and obey it.”^(B)