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sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, 13 and scattereth the sheep. The hircling fleeth,

because he is an hireling, and careth not for 14 the sheep. I am the good shepherd, and know 15 my sheep, and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so I know the Father and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and 17 one shepherd. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might 18 take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.* This direction I have received of my Father.

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Then there was a division again among the 20 Jews for these words. And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye 21 him?† Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?

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Now this took place at Jerusalem, during the feast of dedication, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked the temple in Solomon's 24 porch. Then the Jews came round about

him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt ? If thou be the Christ, tell

*Could any prophet or apostle say this? "I have power," &c.

† He has a demon, and is insane, or beside himself. See chap. viii. 48.

Literally-how long dost thou take away our mindthat is, keep us in anxiety and suspense.

25 us plainly. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 26 But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep. 27 My sheep, hear my voice; I know them, 28 and they follow me: I also give unto

them eternal life; and they shall never. perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my 29 hand. My Father who gave them me, is

greater than all; and none is able to pluck them 30 out of my Father's hand. I and the Father 31 are one.* Then the Jews took up stones 32 again to stone him. Jesus said unto them,

Many good works I have shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye 33 stone me? The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy, and because that thou, being a 34 man, makest thyself God. Jesus answered

them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye 35 are gods? If he called them gods, unto whom

the word of God came, (and the scriptures 36 must not be broken ;) say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I 37 am the Son of God? If I do not the works 38 of my Father, believe me not. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and believe that the Father 39 is in me, and I in him. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their

Are one in design and affection ; our purpose and views are the same.

40 hand, and went away again near to the Jordan, to the place where John at first baptized; and 41 there he abode. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this person, were true. 42 And many believed on him there.

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CHAP. XI.

NOW a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her 2 sister Martha. (It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Then his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, 4 behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. When Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the 5 Son of God may be glorified thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and LazarYet when he had heard that he was sick, he abode two days still in the place where he 7 was. Then after that, he saith to his disciples, 8 Let us go into Judea again. The disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews lately sought to stone thee; and wilt thou go thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in

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Mary and Martha thought it enough merely to notify Jesus, that their brother, his friend, was sick. They solicit nothing, but presumed, no doubt, that Christ would come and heal him.

That is, he shall be raised up again, and the power of God displayed by his resurrection.

the day? If any man walk in the day, he will not stumble, because he seeth the light of this 10 world. But if a man walk in the night, he will

stumble, because there is no light in him. 11 Thus Jesus spake to them, and afterwards he said, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go 12 that I may awake him out of sleep. Then

said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do 13 well. Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but

they thought that he had spoken of taking rest 14 in sleep. Then Jesus said unto them plainly, 15 Lazarus is dead. And I am glad for your

sakes, that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless, let us go unto him. 16 Then Thomas (who is called Didymus,) said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also 17 we may die with him.* And when Jesus go, that

came, he found that he had laid in the grave 18 four days already. (Now Bethany was near

unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.) 19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brothThen as soon as Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him but Mary 21 sat still in the house. Then Martha said unto

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Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother 22 had not died. But I know, that even now, whatever thou wilt ask of God, God will give

There are two constructions to this declaration of Thomas: one, that his affection was so great for Lazarus, he wished not to live, as his friend was dead: the other that though Jesus, his Master, might be destroyed by the Jews, he was resolved to attend him, even at the risk of life. See 8th verse.

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Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the 25 last day.* Jesus said unto her, I am the resur

rection, and the life: he that believeth in me, 26 though he were dead, yet shall he live:† And whosoever liveth, and believeth in me, shall 27 never die. Believest thou this? She saith unto him, Yea, Lord, I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, who should come into 28 the world. And when she had said this, she went her way, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The master is come, and calleth 29 for thee. As soon as she heard that, she arose 30 quickly, and came unto him. Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in that 31 place where Martha met him. The Jews then who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose up! hastily, and went out, followed her, saying, She 32 goeth unto the grave, to weep there. Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother 33 had not died. When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and

* Some of the Jews then believed in a resurrection at the end of the world. See Daniel chap. xii. 2.

No prophet or apostle ever used such language. See chap. x. 18; v. 21, 22, 26, 28.

# See chap. xvii. 3. A belief and confession that Jesus was the Messiah, or Christ, was sufficient to constitute one a Christian. See also Mat. xvi. 16; Acts viii, 37.

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