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but he that enters in by the door, is the pastor of the sheep.

a stranger they will not follow, but flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

Jesus talk'd to them in this figurative way: but they did not understand the meaning of his discourse.

they who have personated me, are all thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not follow them.

the thief comes only to steal, to kill, and destroy: but I am come that they might have life, and have it with all its advantages.

but the hireling, who is not the pastor, nor has the property of the sheep, seeing the wolf come, leaves the sheep, and flies away: so the wolf seizes some, and disperses the flock.

other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring; they will hear my voice; and so there shall be but one fold, and one pastor.

therefore doth my father love me, because I lay down my life, but I shall reassume it.

no man can take it from me, but I voluntarily lay it down: I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. this is the order I have received from my father.

but, as I said before, you do not believe; because ye are not of my sheep.

the Jews answered him, saying, it is not for any good work that we stone thee; but for blasphemy, inasmuch as you, being a man, pretend to be a God.

but if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the father is in me, and I in him.

Thereupon they again endeavour'd to seize him: but he escaped out of their hands, and retir'd beyond Jordan,

and many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but every thing that he said concerning this man, was true.

when Jesus heard that, he said, the disease is not to be mortal, but is design'd for the glory of God, that the son of God might be glorified thereby.

but if a man travels by night he stumbles, because there is no light for him.

thus he entertain'd them: and after that, he said to them, our friend Lazarus is asleep; but I am going to awake him.

though Jesus meant it of Lazarus's death: but they understood it of the natural rest in sleep.

and I am glad for your sakes that I was not there (to the intent you may believe) but now, let us go to him.

now Bethany being distant from Jerusalem but about fifteen furlongs,