John:10
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Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold ,
but climbeth up some other way ,
the same is a thief and a robber .
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But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep .
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To him the porter openeth ;
and the sheep hear his voice :
and he calleth his own sheep by name ,
and leadeth them out .
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And when he putteth forth his own sheep ,
he goeth before them ,
and the sheep follow him :
for they know his voice .
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And a stranger will they not follow ,
but will flee from him :
for they know not the voice of strangers .
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This parable spake Jesus unto them :
but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them .
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Then said Jesus unto them again ,
Verily ,
verily ,
I say unto you ,
I am the door of the sheep .
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All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers :
but the sheep did not hear them .
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I am the door :
by me if any man enter in ,
he shall be saved ,
and shall go in and out ,
and find pasture .
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The thief cometh not ,
but for to steal ,
and to kill ,
and to destroy :
I am come that they might have life ,
and that they might have it more abundantly .
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I am the good shepherd :
the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep .
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But he that is an hireling ,
and not the shepherd ,
whose own the sheep are not ,
seeth the wolf coming ,
and leaveth the sheep ,
and fleeth :
and the wolf catcheth them ,
and scattereth the sheep .
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The hireling fleeth ,
because he is an hireling ,
and careth not for the sheep .
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I am the good shepherd ,
and know my sheep ,
and am known of mine .
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As the Father knoweth me ,
even so know I the Father :
and I lay down my life for the sheep .
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And other sheep I have ,
which are not of this fold :
them also I must bring ,
and they shall hear my voice ;
and there shall be one fold ,
and one shepherd .
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Therefore doth my Father love me ,
because I lay down my life ,
that I might take it again .
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No man taketh it from me ,
but I lay it down of myself .
I have power to lay it down ,
and I have power to take it again .
This commandment have I received of my Father .
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There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings .
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And many of them said ,
He hath a devil ,
and is mad ;
why hear ye him ?
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Others said ,
These are not the words of him that hath a devil .
Can a devil open the eyes of the blind ?
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And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication ,
and it was winter .
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And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon '
s porch .
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Then came the Jews round about him ,
and said unto him ,
How long dost thou make us to doubt ?
If thou be the Christ ,
tell us plainly .
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Jesus answered them ,
I told you ,
and ye believed not :
the works that I do in my Father '
s name ,
they bear witness of me .
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But ye believe not ,
because ye are not of my sheep ,
as I said unto 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 unto them eternal life ;
and they shall never perish ,
neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand .
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My Father ,
which gave them me ,
is greater than all ;
and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father '
s hand .
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I and my Father are one .
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Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him .
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Jesus answered them ,
Many good works have I shewed you from my Father ;
for which of those works do ye stone me ?
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The Jews answered him ,
saying ,
For a good work we stone thee not ;
but for blasphemy ;
and because that thou ,
being a man ,
makest thyself God .
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Jesus answered them ,
Is it not written in your law ,
I said ,
Ye are gods ?
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If he called them gods ,
unto whom the word of God came ,
and the scripture cannot be broken ;
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Say ye of him ,
whom the Father hath sanctified ,
and sent into the world ,
Thou blasphemest ;
because I said ,
I am the Son of God ?
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If I do not the works of my Father ,
believe me not .
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But if I do ,
though ye believe not me ,
believe the works :
that ye may know ,
and believe ,
that the Father is in me ,
and I in him .
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Therefore they sought again to take him :
but he escaped out of their hand ,
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And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized ;
and there he abode .
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And many resorted unto him ,
and said ,
John did no miracle :
but all things that John spake of this man were true .
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And many believed on him there .