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"But because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me.

"He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

Therefore some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because He does not keep the Sabbath." But others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.

"When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

"A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

"He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.

"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.

A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

"But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.

The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."

do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world.

"But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him."

"I knew that You always hear Me; but because of the people standing around I said it, so that they may believe that You sent Me."

Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and were believing in Jesus.

For this reason also the people went and met Him, because they heard that He had performed this sign.

These things Isaiah said because he saw His glory, and he spoke of Him.

Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue;