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(His parents said these things because they were afraid of the Jewish religious leaders. For the Jewish leaders had already agreed that anyone who confessed Jesus to be the Christ would be put out of the synagogue.

For this reason his parents said, "He is a mature adult, ask him.")

Jesus said,] "For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind."

The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

So Jesus said again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.

Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"

The Jewish leaders replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God."

So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he remained in the place where he was for two more days.

and I am glad for your sake that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him."

And when she had said this, Martha went and called her sister Mary, saying privately, "The Teacher is here and is asking for you."

I knew that you always listen to me, but I said this for the sake of the crowd standing around here, that they may believe that you sent me."

So the chief priests and the Pharisees called the council together and said, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many miraculous signs.

You do not realize that it is more to your advantage to have one man die for the people than for the whole nation to perish."

(Now he did not say this on his own, but because he was high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus was going to die for the Jewish nation,

and not for the Jewish nation only, but to gather together into one the children of God who are scattered.)

Thus they were looking for Jesus, and saying to one another as they stood in the temple courts, "What do you think? That he won't come to the feast?"

So they prepared a dinner for Jesus there. Martha was serving, and Lazarus was among those present at the table with him.

"Why wasn't this oil sold for three hundred silver coins and the money given to the poor?"