²¹ She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,^[a](A) because he will save his people from their sins.”^(B)

²¹ Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he stayed so long in the temple.

³⁷ All those the Father gives me^(A) will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away. ³⁸ For I have come down from heaven^(B) not to do my will but to do the will^(C) of him who sent me.^{(D) 39} And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me,^(E) but raise them up at the last day.^{(F) 40} For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son^(G) and believes in him shall have eternal life,^(H) and I will raise them up at the last day.”

²⁵ Jesus answered, “I did tell you,^(A) but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,^{(B) 26} but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.^{(C) 27} My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,^(D) and they follow me.^{(E) 28} I give them eternal life,^(F) and they shall never perish;^(G) no one will snatch them out of my hand.^{(H) 29} My Father, who has given them to me,^(I) is greater than all^[a];^(J) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

Jesus Prays to Be Glorified

17 After Jesus said this, he looked toward heaven^(A) and prayed:

¹⁰ For I am with you,^(A) and no one is going to attack and harm you, because I have many people in this city.”