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His neighbours, therefore, and the other people to whom he had been a familiar object because he was a beggar, began asking, "Is not this the man who used to sit and beg?"

Such was their answer, because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already settled among themselves that if any one should acknowledge Jesus as the Christ, he should be excluded from the synagogue.

When he has brought out his own sheep--all of them--he walks at the head of them; and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

For this reason my Father loves me, because I am laying down my life in order to receive it back again.

Again there arose a division among the Jews because of these words.

But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.

"For no good deed," the Jews replied, "are we going to stone you, but for blasphemy, and because you, who are only a man, are making yourself out to be God."

how is it that you say to one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, `You are blaspheming,' because I said, `I am God's Son'?

"Are there not twelve hours in the day?" replied Jesus. "If any one walks in the daytime, he does not stumble--because he sees the light of this world.

But if a man walks by night, he does stumble, because the light is not in him."

for because of him many of the Jews left them and became believers in Jesus.

This was also why the crowd came to meet Him, because they had heard of His having performed that miracle.

For this reason they were unable to believe--because Isaiah said again,

Isaiah uttered these words because he saw His glory; and he spoke of Him.

Nevertheless even from among the Rulers many believed in Him. But because of the Pharisees they did not avow their belief, for fear they should be shut out from the synagogue.

Because I have not spoken on my own authority; but the Father who sent me, Himself gave me a command what to say and in what words to speak.

Some, however, supposed that because Judas had the money-box Jesus meant, "Buy what we require for the Festival," or that he should give something to the poor.

Believe me, all of you, that I am in the Father and that the Father is in me; or at any rate, believe me because of what I do.

In most solemn truth I tell you that he who trusts in me--the things which I do he shall do also; and greater things than these he shall do, because I am going to the Father.