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But he that is an hireling,andnot the shepherd,whoseown the sheeparenot,seeth the wolfcoming , andleaveth the sheep,andfleeth : and the wolfcatcheththem,andscattereth the sheep.
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Thehirelingfleeth , because he is an hireling,andcarethnotfor the sheep.
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Iam the goodshepherd,andknowmy sheep, and am knownofmine.
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As the Fatherknowethme, even soknowI the Father:and I lay downmylifefor the sheep.
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Andothersheep I have , whicharenotofthisfold: them alsoImustbring , and they shall hearmyvoice;and there shall beonefold, and oneshepherd.
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Therefore*doth my Fatherloveme,becauseI lay downmylife,that I might takeitagain.
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No mantakethitfromme,butIlayitdownofmyself. I havepower to layitdown , and I havepower to takeitagain.Thiscommandment have I receivedofmyFather.
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There was a divisionthereforeagainamong the Jewsforthesesayings.
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Andmanyofthemsaid , He hath a devil,and is mad ; why hear yehim?
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Otherssaid , Thesearenot the words of him that hath a devil . Can* a devilopen the eyes of the blind?
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And it wasatJerusalem the feast of the dedication,and it waswinter.