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So some of the Pharisees were saying, "This man is not from God, because he does not observe the Sabbath!" Others were saying, "How can a man who is a sinner perform such signs?" And there was a division among them.

So they said to the blind man again, "What do you say about him, because he opened your eyes?" And he said, "He is a prophet."

(His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jews, for the Jews had already decided that if anyone should confess him to be Christ, he would be expelled from the synagogue.

Because of this his parents said, "He is a mature adult; ask him.")

Whenever he sends out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

And they will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

because he is a hired hand and he is not concerned about the sheep.

Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.

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

But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep!

The Jews answered him, "We are not going to stone you concerning a good deed, but concerning blasphemy, and because you, although you are a man, make yourself to be God!"

do you say about he whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,' because I said, ‘I am the Son of God'?

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

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

So the Jews who were with her in the house and were consoling her, when they saw Mary—that she stood up quickly and went out—followed her, because they thought that she was going to the tomb in order to weep there.

Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the one who had died, said to him, "Lord, he is stinking already, because it has been four days."

(Now he said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

Now a large crowd of Jews found out that he was there, and they came, not only because of Jesus, but so that they could see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead.

because on account of him many of the Jews were going and believing in Jesus.

Because of this also the crowd went to meet him, for they had heard that he had performed this sign.