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"And He who sent Me is with Me; He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him."

Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and have come from God, for I have not even come on My own initiative, but He sent Me.

"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

"He who is of God hears the words of God; for this reason you do not hear them, because you are not of God."

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself."

His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.

For this reason his parents said, "He is of age; ask him."

"We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from."

And Jesus said, "For judgment I came into this world, so that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind."

"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.

Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?"

The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."

But when Jesus heard this, He said, "This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it."

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

When she had said this, she went away and called Mary her sister, saying secretly, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you."

Jesus said, "Remove the stone." Martha, the sister of the deceased, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there will be a stench, for he has been dead four days."

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, "What are we doing? For this man is performing many signs.

nor do you take into account that it is expedient for you that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish."