John:10

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* Verily , verily , I say unto you : He that entereth not , through the door , into the fold of the sheep , but goeth up from another place , that man , is , a thief , and , a robber . * But , he that entereth through the door , is , shepherd , of the sheep : * To him , the porter openeth , and , the sheep , unto his voice , hearken : and , his own sheep , he calleth by name , and leadeth them forth . * As soon as , all his own , he hath put forth , before them , he moveth on , and , the sheep , follow him , because they know his voice ; * But , a stranger , will they in nowise follow , but will flee from him , because they know not the voice , of strangers . * This similitude , spake Jesus unto them ; but , those men , understood not what the things were which he was speaking unto them . * Jesus , therefore , said , again Verily , verily , I say unto you : I , am the door of the sheep : * All , as many as came before me , are thieves , and , robbers : but the sheep hearkened nor unto them . * I , am the door : through me , if anyone enter , he shall be saved , and shall come in and go out , and , pasture , shall find . * The thief , cometh not , save that he may thieve and slay and destroy : I , came , that , life , they might have , and , above measure , might have . * I , am the good shepherd : The good shepherd , his life , layeth down , for the sheep . * The hireling , even because he is no shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , vieweth the wolf coming , and leaveth the sheep , and fleeth , and , the wolf , seizeth them and scattereth , * Because , a hireling , he is , and hath no care for the sheep . * I , am the good shepherd , and know my own , and , my own , know me , * Just as , the Father , knoweth me , and , I , know , the Father ; and , my life , I lay down for the sheep . * And , other sheep , have I , which are not of this fold : those also , I must needs bring , and , unto my voice , will they hearken , and there shall come to be , One flock , One shepherd . * Therefore , doth the Father , love , me , because , I , lay down my life , that , again , I may receive it : * No one , forced it from me , but , I , lay it down , of myself , Authority , have I , to lay it down , and , authority , have I , again , to receive it : This commandment , received I , from my Father . * A division , again , took place among the Jews , because of these words . * But many from among them were saying A demon , he hath , and is raving , Why , unto him , do ye hearken ? * Others , said These sayings , are not those of one demonized , Can , a demon , open the eyes of , the blind ? * The feast of dedication took place at that time , in Jerusalem : it was , winter , * and Jesus was walking in the temple , in the porch of Solomon . * The Jews , therefore , surrounded him , and were saying unto him How long , holdest thou , our lives , in suspense ? If , thou , art the Christ , tell us , plainly . * Jesus answered them I told you , and ye believe not : The works which , I , am doing in the name of my Father , the same , bear witness concerning me . * But , ye , believe not , because ye are not of my sheep . * My sheep , unto my voice , hearken , and , I , know , them , and they follow me , * And , I , give unto them life age-abiding , and in nowise shall they perish , unto times age-abiding ; and no one shall carry them off out of my hand . * What , my Father , hath given me , is , something greater than all , and , no one , can carry off out of the hand of my Father : * I and the Father , are , one . * The Jews again lifted up stones , that they might stone him . * Jesus answered them Many works , have I showed you , noble ones , from my Father : For which of those works are ye stoning me ? * The Jews answered him Concerning a noble work , are we not stoning thee ; but concerning profane speech , and because , thou , being , a man , art making thyself , God . * Jesus answered them Is it not written in your law : I , said , Ye are , gods ? * If , those , he called gods , unto whom , the word of God , cameand the Scripture cannot be broken * Of him whom , the Father , hallowed and sent forth into the world , are , ye , saying Thou speakest profanely , because I said , Son of God , I am ? * If I am not doing the works of my Father , do not believe in me ; * But , if I am doing them , even though , in me , ye believe not , in the works , believe , that ye may get to know and go on to know , that the Father is , in me , and , I , am , in the Father . * They were therefore again seeking to take him ; and he went forth out of their hand . * And he went away again , beyond the Jordan , unto the place where John was at the first , immersing ; and he abode there . * And , many , came unto him , and were saying John , indeed , did not so much as , one sign ; but , all things , whatsoever John said concerning this one , were , true . * And , many , believed on him there .

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