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just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.
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I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
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For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.
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No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father."
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Again the Jews were divided because of these words.
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Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is out of his mind. Why listen to him?"
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Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
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At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
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and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon.
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So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."