John 10:11-42
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11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
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12 But he that is an 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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13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
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14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
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15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
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16 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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17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
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18 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 of my Father.
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19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
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20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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21 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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22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
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23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
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24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
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25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
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26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
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27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
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28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
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29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
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30 I and my Father are one.
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31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
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32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
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33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
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34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
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35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
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37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
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38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
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39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
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40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
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41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
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42 And many believed on him there.