Jesus says, "I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, ...and I lay down my life for the sheep," and he tells the Pharisees that they "do not believe because [they] are not part of [his] flock." He continues, "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand." Since Calvinists (and many other Christians) believe that not all have eternal life with God, Calvinists conclude that there are only two possibilities: either Jesus was wrong in saying that he would lose none of his sheep (a conclusion they reject), or Jesus must not have laid down his life for everyone, as they understand John 10 to imply. Formally, the Calvinist position can be expressed this way: Jesus lays down his life for the sheep. Jesus will lose none of his sheep. Many people will not receive eternal life. Therefore, the Calvinist position is that Jesus did die for everyone, but his atoning death will only save those whom the Father purposed to save. Additionally, in the high priestly prayer, Jesus prays for the protection and sanctification of those who believed in him, and he explicitly excludes praying for all: "I am not praying for the world but for those whom you have given me, for they are yours.". Paul instructs the elders in Ephesus "to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood,"[Acts 20:28] and he says in his letter to the same church that "Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." Likewise, Jesus foreshadows that he will lay down his life "for his friends," and an angel tells Jesus' earthly father Joseph that he "will save His people from their sins". Calvinists believe that these passages demonstrate that Jesus died for the church (that is, the elect) only. Opponents to Calvinism often cite passages such as those below they believe clearly contradict limited atonement: Jesus promises that whosoever believes in him has everlasting life. John 3:16 Peter proclaims that everyone who calls upon Jesus will be saved. God calls all people everywhere to repent. , God desires all people to be saved. Jesus is a ransom for all. Jesus is the propitiation "for our sins, and not for ours only but also