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Jesus said to them, If God were your Father, you would love me, for I proceeded and came from God; I did not come of my own accord, but he sent me.

He who is of God, hears God''s words; for this reason you do not hear, because you are not of God.

But how he sees now, or who opened his eyes, we do not know; he is of age, ask him, he will speak for himself.

His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had decided already, that if any man should confess that he is the Christ, they would put him out of the synagogue.

For this reason his parents said, He is of age, ask him.

So they called a second time the man who had been blind, and said to him, Give praise to God, for we know that this man is a sinner.

And we know that God spoke with Moses; but as for this man, we do not know whence he is.

Then Jesus said to him, I have come for the judgment of this world, so that those who cannot see may see, and those who see may become blind.

I am the good shepherd; a good shepherd risks his life for the sake of his sheep.

The hired person runs away, because he is hired, and he does not care for the sheep.

Just as my Father knows me, I also know my Father; and I lay down my life for the sake of the sheep.

For my Father who gave them to me is greater than all; and no man can snatch anything from my Father''s hand.

Jesus said to them, I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which one of them do you stone me?

The Jews said to him, It is not because of the good works we stone you, but because you blaspheme; for while you are only a man, you make yourself God.

Jesus said, This is not a sickness of death, but for the sake of the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified on his account.

And I am glad I was not there, for your sakes, so that you may believe; but let us walk there.

The Jews also who were with her in the house, comforting her, when they saw Mary rise up quickly and go out, followed her, for they thought she was going to the tomb to weep.

Jesus said, Take away this stone. Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, My Lord, he is already disfigured, for he is dead four days.

So they took away the stone. And Jesus lifted his eyes upwards, and said, O Father, I thank you for you have heard me,

So the high priests and the Pharisees gathered together and said, What shall we do? for this man does many miracles?