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He answered, "Whether He is a sinner I do not know. There is one thing I do know: I was blind, but now I see!"

We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from."

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

"If you were blind," Jesus replied, "you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, your guilt remains."

"Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice."

Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father."

But others replied, "These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

"I already told you," Jesus replied, "but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father's name testify on My behalf.

But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.

But Jesus responded, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?"

"We are not stoning You for any good work," said the Jews, "but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God."

But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father."

At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

But if anyone walks at night, he will stumble, because he has no light."

After He had said this, He told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up."

They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.