John 10:13-23 (New American Standard)
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"He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.
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"1I am the good shepherd, and 2I know My own and My own know Me,
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even as 3the Father knows Me and I know the Father ; and 4I lay down My life for the sheep.
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"I have 5other sheep, which are not of this fold ; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice ; and they will become 6one flock with 7one shepherd.
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"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I 8lay down My life so that I may take it again.
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"9No one has taken it away from Me, but I 10lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. 11This commandment I received from My Father."
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12A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
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Many of them were saying, "He 13has a demon and 14is insane. Why do you listen to Him?"
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Others were saying, "These are not the sayings of one 15demon-possessed. 16A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?"
Jesus Asserts His Deity
22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem ; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of 17Solomon.New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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