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John 10:12-26 Young's Literal Translation Of The Holy Bible (YLT98)

12. and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;

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

14. `I am the good shepherd, and I know my [sheep], and am known by mine,

15. according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

16. and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock--one shepherd.

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

18. no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

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

20. and many of them said, `He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

21. others said, `These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'

22. And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

23. and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,

24. the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, `Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'

25. Jesus answered them, `I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;

26. but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,

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