[Jesus continued,] “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me, just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice my life for the sheep.” —John 10:14-15 NLT Key Thought Jesus knows us. He knows our hearts. He knows our fears. He knows our temptations. …
[Jesus continued,] “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep. A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock. The hired …
[Jesus continued his explanation about being the gate to the sheepfold:] “Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and …
[Jesus explained his statements about the gate and the sheep:] “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.” —John 10:7-8 NLT Key Thought People were constantly looking for a messiah, and many false …
[Jesus continued, “Sheep] won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.” Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, … —John 10:5-6 NLT Key Thought An old recording logo showed a dog listening at a megaphone-type speaker with the words, “His Master’s Voice.”® In …
[Jesus continued,] “The gatekeeper opens the gate for [the shepherd], and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.” —John 10:3-4 NLT …
[Jesus said,] “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.” —John 10:1-2 NLT Key Thought If you want to know the …
Then Jesus told [the man who had been healed of his blindness], “I entered this world to render judgment — to give sight to the blind and to show those who think they see that they are blind.” Some Pharisees who were standing nearby heard him and asked, “Are you saying we’re blind?” “If you …
When Jesus heard [that the man he had healed was thrown out of the synagogue], he found the man and asked, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” The man answered, “Who is he, sir? I want to believe in him.” “You have seen him,” Jesus said, “and he is speaking to you!” “Yes, …
“You were born a total sinner!” [the Jewish leaders answered to the man who had been healed of his blindness and who said Jesus had to be from God]. “Are you trying to teach us?” And they threw him out of the synagogue. —John 9:34 NLT Key Thought God despises the abuse of power. He …
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