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And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.

"I know that you are Abraham's descendants, but you seek to kill Me, because My word has no place in you.

But now you seek to kill Me, a Man who has told you the truth which I heard from God. Abraham did not do this.

Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me.

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

Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon; but I honor My Father, and you dishonor Me.

Yet you have not known Him, but I know Him. And if I say, "I do not know Him,' I shall be a liar like you; but I do know Him and keep His word.

59 Then they took up stones to throw at Him; but Jesus hid Himself and went out of the temple, [fn] going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind and received his sight, until they called the parents of him who had received his sight.

but by what means he now sees we do not know, or who opened his eyes we do not know. He is of age; ask him. He will speak for himself."

Then they reviled him and said, "You are His disciple, but we are Moses' disciples.

Now we know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is a worshiper of God and does His will, He hears him.

Jesus said to them, "If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say, "We see.' Therefore your sin remains.

"Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers."

Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.

All who ever came before Me [fn] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.