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He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth [them]:
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[he fleeth] because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
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even as the Father knoweth me, and I know 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 they shall become one flock, one shepherd.
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Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
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No one taketh it away 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 received I from my Father.
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There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.
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And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
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And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: