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These sayings spake Jesus in the treasury, teaching in the temple, and no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come;

The Jews, therefore, said, `Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'

and He who sent me is with me; the Father did not leave me alone, because I, the things pleasing to Him, do always.'

`I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.

`Ye are of a father -- the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar -- also his father.

`And because I say the truth, ye do not believe me.

he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, `This man is not from God, because the sabbath he doth not keep;' others said, `How is a man -- a sinful one -- able to do such signs?' and there was a division among them.

These things said his parents, because they were afraid of the Jews, for already had the Jews agreed together, that if any one may confess him -- Christ, he may be put out of the synagogue;

because of this his parents said -- `He is of age, ask him.'

and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.

`Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

Jesus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

The Jews answered him, saying, `For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?

Jesus answered, `Are there not twelve hours in the day? if any one may walk in the day, he doth not stumble, because the light of this world he doth see;