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"Who is he, sir?" the man asked. "Tell me so that I may believe in him."

Jesus said, "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will become blind."

The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

So the sisters sent word to Jesus, "Lord, the one you love is sick."

When he heard this, Jesus said, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it."

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,

So then he told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead,

and for your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me.

So from that day on they plotted to take his life.

But the chief priests and the Pharisees had given orders that anyone who found out where Jesus was should report it so that they might arrest him.

So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well,

So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"

The crowd spoke up, "We have heard from the Law that the Messiah will remain forever, so how can you say, ‘The Son of Man must be lifted up' ? Who is this ‘Son of Man'?"

Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light." When he had finished speaking, Jesus left and hid himself from them.

Even after Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him.

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so they can neither see with their eyes, nor understand with their hearts, nor turn—and I would heal them."

I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.

I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say."

so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist.