4 And Jesus said, Lo, I have told you many times, but you believed me not.
5 No man can do the work that I have done and bring to men the truth as I have brought the truth who did not come from God.
6 What I have done and said are witnesses for me.
7 God calls, and they whose ears have been attuned to hear the heavenly voice have heard the call and have believed in me; because God testifies for me.
8 You cannot hear the voice of God, because your ears are closed. You cannot comprehend the works of God, because your hearts are full of self.
9 And you are busy-bodies, mischief-makers, hypocrites. You take these men whom God has given me into your haunts and try to poison them with sophistries and lies, and think that you will snatch them from the fold of God.
10 I tell you, men, these men are tried and you can snatch not one of them away.
11 My Father who has given them to me is greater than you all, and he and I are one.
12 And then the Jews took stones to throw at him and cried, Now we have heard enough; away with him; let him be stoned.
13 But Joseph, member of the great Sanhedrim of the Jews, was in the porch and he came forth and said,