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Again the Jews did not agree with each other because of these words of Jesus.
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Many of them said, "A demon has come into him and made him crazy. Why listen to him?"
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But others said, "A man who is crazy with a demon does not say things like this. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"
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The time came for the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
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and Jesus was walking in the Temple in Solomon's Porch.
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The Jews gathered around him and said, "How long will you make us wonder about you? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
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Jesus answered, "I told you already, but you did not believe. The miracles I do in my Father's name show who I am.
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But you don't believe, because you are not my sheep.
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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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I give them eternal life, and they will never die, and no one can steal them out of my hand.
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My Father gave my sheep to me. He is greater than all, and no person can steal my sheep out of my Father's hand.