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And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes in front of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

But they will not follow a stranger, never! But they will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of the strangers.

But the hireling flees because he is a hireling, and there is not a care to him concerning the sheep.

For this reason My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, that I may take it again.

Then a division occurred again among the Jews, because of these words.

The Jews answered Him, saying, We do not stone You concerning a good work, but concerning blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself God.

do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, You blaspheme, because I said, I am Son of God?

Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks in the day, he does not stumble because he sees the light of the world.

But if anyone walks in the night, he stumbles because the light is not in him.

And I rejoice because of you, in order that you may believe, that I was not there. But let us go to him.

And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the crowd standing around, I said it , that they might believe that You sent Me.

Then a great crowd of the Jews learned that He was there. And they did not come because of Jesus alone, but that they also might see Lazarus whom He raised from the dead.

because through him many of the Jews went away and believed into Jesus.

Because of this also the crowd met Him, because it heard of this miraculous sign He had done.

And My soul is troubled, and what may I say? Father, save Me out of this hour? But because of this I came to this hour.

Jesus answered and said, This voice has not occurred because of Me, but because of you.

Because of this they could not believe, because Isaiah said again,

Still, however, even out of the rulers, many did believe into Him. But because of the Pharisees, they were not confessing, so that they not be put out of the synagogue.

Believe Me that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me; but if not, believe Me because of the works themselves.

Indeed, I tell you truly, the one believing into Me, the works which I do, that one shall do also, and greater than these he will do, because I go to My Father.