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And many of the multitude who heard his discourses, said: Certainly, he is a prophet.

So they went every one to his own house. ‡2

These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught in the temple: and no one laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

And ye know him not. But I know him; and if I should say, I know him not, I should be a liar, like you: but I do know him, and I observe his word.

And while passing, he saw a man blind from his mother's womb.

And his disciples asked him, and said: Our Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

Jesus said to them: Neither did he sin, nor his parents; but that the works of God might be seen in him.

And his neighbors, and they by whom he had before been seen begging, said: Is not this he, who sat and begged?

Now it was on the sabbath that Jesus made the mud, and opened his eyes.

And his parents answered and said: We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

but how he now seeth, or who opened his eyes, we know not. He hath come to his years, ask him; he will speak for himself.

These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had decided, that if any one should confess him to be Messiah, they would expel him from the synagogue.

For this reason his parents said, He hath come to his years, ask him.

He said to them: I have told you, and ye did not hear. Why would ye hear again? Do ye also wish to become his disciples?

But they reproached him, and said to him: Thou art his disciple, but we are the disciples of Moses.

Now we know, that God heareth not the voice of sinners; but him that feareth him, and doeth his pleasure, him he heareth.

And to him the door-keeper openeth the door; and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth the sheep by their names, and leadeth them out.

And when he hath led out his flock, he goeth before it; and his sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

I am a good shepherd. A good shepherd exposeth his life for the sheep.

And many persons came to him: and they said, John indeed wrought not even one sign; but every thing that John said of his man, was true.