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Amen, Amen, I say to··you, He who enters not◦ by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs··up some··other··way, he▵ is a thief and a robber.
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But◦ he who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
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To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his··own▵ sheep by name and leads· them ·out◦.
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And when he lets··out◦ his··own sheep, he goes before▵ them, and the sheep follow him, because they know◦ his voice.
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But◦ a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they know◦ not the voice of strangers.
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This parable◦ Jesus told to them, but◦ they▵ knew not what◦ things they were which He spoke to them.
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Then said Jesus again to them, Amen, Amen, I say to you, I am the Door of the sheep.
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All who have come before Me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.
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I am the Door; by Me if anyone enter in he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out and find pasture.
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The thief comes not except that◦ he may steal and slaughter and destroy; I◦ am come that◦ they might have life, and might have it more··abundantly.
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I am the Good Shepherd; the Good Shepherd lays down His soul for▫ the sheep.
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But◦ he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, and whose sheep are not his own▵, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees; and the wolf seizes them, and scatters the sheep.
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And◦ the hireling flees because he is a hireling and cares not about the sheep.
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I am the Good Shepherd, and know My own, and am known by My own.
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As the Father knows Me, I also know the Father; and I lay down My soul for▫ the sheep.
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And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must lead◦, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one◦ flock, one Shepherd.
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For this My Father loves Me, because I lay down My soul that I may take it again.
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No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself; I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This commandment have I received from▵ My Father.
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Then there was a schism again among the Jews, on account of these◦ sayings.
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And◦ many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad; why do you hear Him?
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Others said, These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed; can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
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And◦ the Feast of Dedication came··to··pass in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
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And Jesus walked in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.
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Then◦ the Jews surrounded Him, and said to Him, Till when▫ dost thou hold our soul in suspense*? If Thou be the Christ, tell us openly.
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Jesus answered them, I told you, and you believe not; the works that I do in the name of My Father, these bear witness of Me.
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But you believe not, for you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.
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My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
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And··I◦ give to them eternal life, and they shall not▵ perish to◦ eternity, and no one shall seize them out··of My hand.
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My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no··one can seize them out··of the hand of My Father.
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I and the Father are one.
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Then the Jews again picked··up stones, that they might stone Him.
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Jesus answered them, Many good◦ works I have shown you from◦ My Father; on··account··of which▵ work of all these do you stone Me?
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The Jews answered Him, saying, Concerning a good◦ work we do not stone Thee, but concerning blasphemy, and because Thou, being a man, makest Thyself God.
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Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, I said, You are gods?*
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If He▵ said◦ they are gods, for whom the Word of God came··to··pass, and the Scripture cannot be loosed,
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say you of Him whom the Father has hallowed and sent◦ into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said◦, I am the Son of God?
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If I do not do the works of My Father, believe Me not.
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But◦ if I do, though you believe not Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.
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Therefore they sought again to lay··hold of Him, and He went··out▵ from◦ their hand,
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and went away again across the Jordan, into the place where John was at··first baptizing; and He remained there.
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And many came to Him, and said, John indeed did no sign, but◦ all things which John said of this Man were true.
