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But he that is a hireling and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth; and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep.
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The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
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I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep and am known by Mine.
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As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I 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 there shall be one fold and one Shepherd.
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Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again.
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No man taketh it 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 have I received from My Father."
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There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
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And many of them said, "He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear ye him?"
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Others said, "These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?"
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And it was at Jerusalem the Feast of the Dedication, and it was winter.