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Truly, I say to you, that he who does not enter, by the Door, into the Fold, of the Flock, but climbs up, in some other place, he is a Thief, and a Robber, but he that enters, by the Door, is the Shepherd, of the Flock. And to him, the Doorkeeper, opens the Door, and the Sheep hear his Voice, and he calls the Sheep, by their Names, and leads them out. And when he has led out his Flock, he goes before it, and his Sheep follow him, because they know his Voice, but after a Stranger, the Flock will not follow, but it flees, from him, because it knows not the Voice, of a Stranger. Yeshua spoke this Parable, to them, but they did not understand, what he was telling them, and Yeshua said to them, again, Truly, I say to you, that I am the Door, of the Flock. All those, who have come, were Thieves, and Robbers, but the Flock, did not hear them. I am the Door, and if any enter by me, he will Live, and will come in, and go out, and will find Pasture. The Thief comes not, but that he may Steal, and Kill, and Destroy. I have come, that they may have Life, and may have that, which is Excellent. I am a good Shepherd, a good Shepherd, exposes his Life, for the Sheep, but the Hired Person, who is not the Shepherd, and to whom the Sheep, do not belong, when he sees the Wolf coming, leaves the Flock, and flees, and the Wolf comes, and seizes, and scatters the Flock. The Hired Person, because he is Hired, and has no concern, for the Flock. I am a good Shepherd, and I know my own, and am known by my own, as my Father knows me, so know I my Father, and I expose my Life, for the Flock. And I have other Sheep, which are not of this Fold, and also them, I must bring, and they will Hear, my Voice, and the Whole, will be One Flock, and One Shepherd. For this cause, my Father loves me, that I lay down my Life, to resume it, again. There is no one, that takes it from me, but I lay it down, of my own pleasure, for I have Authority, to lay it down, and Authority, to resume it, again, because I have received this Command, from my Father. And again, there was a division, among the Israelites, on account of these sayings, and many of them said, he has a Devil Spirit, and is Wholly, beside himself, why hear you him, but other said, these are not the Discourses, of a Possessed Man, can a Devil Spirit, open the Eyes, of One Blind.

Then came the Feast, of the Dedication, at Jerusalem, and it was Winter, and Yeshua walked in the Temple, in the Porch, of Solomon. And the Israelites, gathered around him, and said to him, how long, hold you our Mind, in suspense, if you are the Messiah, tell us plainly. Yeshua answered, and said to them, I have told you, and you did not believe, the works which I do, in the Name, of my Father, they testify of me, but you do not believe, because you are not, of my Sheep. As I have said to you, My Sheep, hear my Voice, and I know them, and they go after me, and I give to them Life Eternal, and they will never be Lost, nor will anyone Pluck them, from my Hand. For my Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all, and no Man can snatch anything, from my Father's Hand. I, and my Father, are of One accord. And again, the Israelites took up Stones, to Stone him, the Israelites said to him, it is not on account, of good works, that we Stone you, but because you Blaspheme, for while you are only a Man, you make yourself Elohim. Yeshua said to them, is it not so Written, in your Law, I said, you are Gods, if he called them Gods, because the Word, of Elohim, was with them, and the Scripture, cannot be nullified. Do you say to him, whom the Father, has Sanctified, and sent to Israel, you Blaspheme, because I said to you, I am the Son, of Elohim. And if I do not the works, of my Father, believe me not, but if I am doing them, although you believe not me, yet, believe the works, that you may know, and believe, that my Father, is in One accord, with me, and I, with my Father. And again, they sought to lay hold, of him, but he escaped out, of their Hands, and retired to the other side, of the Jordan, to the place where John, at First Baptized, and tarried there. And many Persons came to him, and they said, John indeed, wrought not even One Sign, but everything that John said, of this Man, was True, and many believed, in him.

Now there was a Man, who was Sick, Lazarus, of the Town, of Bethany, the Brother, of Mary, and Martha. It was that Mary, who Anointed the Feet, of Yeshua, with Perfume, and wiped them, with her Hair, whose Brother, Lazarus was Sick. And his Two Sister, sent to Yeshua, and said, our Lord, he whom you love, is Sick. And Yeshua said, this Sickness, is not that of Death, but for the Glory, of Elohim, that the Son, of Elohim, may be Glorified, by means of it. Now Yeshua loved Martha, and Mary, and Lazarus, and when he heard that he was Sick, he remained in the place, where he was, Two Days. And afterwards, he said to his Disciples, come let us go again, into Judah. His Disciples said to him, Teacher, the Israelites, have just sought to Stone you, and go you again there. Yeshua said to them, are there not Twelve Hours, in the Day, and if a Man walk, in the Daytime, he stumbles not, because he sees the Light, of the World, but if One walk, in the Night, he stumbles, because there is no Light, in him. Yeshua said these things, and after that, he said to them, our Friend Lazarus is Asleep, but I go to awake him. The Disciples said to him, our Lord, if he Sleeps, he is Recovering, but Yeshua spoke, of his Death, and they thought, that what he said was, Sleeping in Bed. Then Yeshua said to them, explicitly, Lazarus is Dead, and I rejoice for your sakes, that I was not there, that you may believe, but let us go there. Thomas, who is called the Twin, said to his Fellow Disciples, let us also go, and Die with him. And Yeshua came to Bethany, and found that he had been in the Grave, Four Days. Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, a distance of about Two Miles, and many of the Israelites, had come to Martha, and Mary, to comfort them, concerning their Brother. And Martha, when she heard that Yeshua, was coming, went out to meet him, but Mary was sitting in the House. Yeshua said to her, your Brother will Rise. Martha said to him, I know that he will Rise, in the Resurrection, at the Last Day. Yeshua said to her, I am the Resurrection, and the Life, he who believes in me, even though he Die, he shall Live. She said to him, yes my Lord, I believe, that you are the Messiah, the Son, of Elohim, that was sent to Israel.

And when she had said these things, she went away, and called her Sister Mary, Secretly, and said to her, our Teacher has come, and he is calling for you, and Mary, when she heard it, rose up quickly, and went to meet him. And Yeshua had not yet entered, the Village, but he was still at the same place, where Martha met him. Also those Israelites, who were with her in the House, comforting her, when they saw that Mary rose up, quickly, and went out, followed after her, for they supposed, she was going to the Tomb, to weep. And Mary, when she came where Yeshua was, and saw him, fell at his Feet, and said to him, if you had been here, my Lord, my Brother, had not Died. When Yeshua saw her weeping, and the Israelites weeping, who came with her, he was moved, in his Mind, and was greatly Disturbed, and he said, where have you laid him. They said to him, our Lord, come, and see, and the Tears, of Yeshua came, and the Israelites said, see how much he loved him, and some of them said, could not he who opened the Eyes, of the Blind Man, have also kept this Man, from Dying. As Yeshua was Disturbed within, because of them, he came to the Tomb, that Tomb was a Cave, and a Stone, was placed at the entrance and Yeshua said, take away this Stone. Martha, the Sister, of the Deceased, and said to him, my Lord, already his Body stinks, for he has been Dead, Four Days. Yeshua said to her, did I not tell you, that if you would believe, you will see the Glory, of Elohim. And they took away the Stone, and Yeshua lifted his Eyes upwards, and said, Father I thank you, that you have heard me, and I know that you always hear me, but I say these things, just because of this People, who stand around, so that, they may believe, that you have sent me. And when he had said this, he called with a loud voice, Lazarus come forth, and the Dead Man came forth, with his Hands, and his Feet, swathed with Bandages, and his Face, with a Burial Napkin, Yeshua said to them, loose him, and let him go. And many of the Israelites, who had come to Mary, when they saw what Yeshua did, believed in him, but some of them, went to the Pharisees, and told them, all that Yeshua had done. So the High Priests, and Pharisees, assembled together, and said, what shall we do, for this Man works many Signs, if we allow him to continue, like this, all the People, will believe in him, and the Romans will come, and take over, both our Country, and our People. But One of them, Named Caiaphas, was the High Priest, of that Year, and he said to them, You know not anything, neither do you consider, that it is expedient for us, that One Man Die, for the People, and not that this whole People, perish. This he said however, not from the prompting's, of his own Mind, but being the High Priest, of that Year, he Prophesied, that Yeshua was about to Die, for the People, and not only for the sake, of the People, but also to gather together the Children, of Elohim, who are scattered abroad. And from that very Day, they plotted, to Kill him.

And Yeshua did not walk openly, among the Israelites, but retired from them, to a place near the wilderness, to a Town, called Ephraim, and there he abode, with his Disciples. Then there gathered to him Pharisees, and Scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, and they saw some of his Disciples, eating Bread, with their Hands, Unwashed, and they reproached them. For all the Israelites, even the Pharisees, unless their Hands, were washed carefully, would not eat, because they strictly observed the Tradition, of the Elders, even the things from the Market, if they were not washed, they would not eat, and there are many other things, which they have received, to observe, such as the washing, of Cups, and of Pots, and of Brazen Vessels, and the Bedding, of Dead Men. And the Scribes, and Pharisees, asked him, why walk not your Disciples, according to the Tradition, of the Elders, but eat Bread, with their Hands, unwashed. Yeshua replied, and said to them, why also do you transgress the Commandment, of Elohim, on account of your Tradition, for Elohim has said, Honor your Father, and your Mother, and he that curses his Father, or his Mother, shall be put to Death, but you say, whosoever shall say to a Father, or to a Mother, be that my Offering, by which you get profit from me, then he must not Honor his Father, or his Mother, and you make void the Word, of Elohim, for the sake, of your Tradition. And he said to them, you Hypocrites, well did Isaiah, the Prophet, Prophecy concerning you, you Hypocrites, as it is Written, this People Honor me with its Lips, but their Mind, is very far from me, and in vain, do they give me Reverence, while Teaching as Doctrines, the Precepts, of Men. For you have forsaken the Commandment, of Elohim, and hold fast the Tradition, of Men, the washing, of Cups, and of Pots, and many things like these, full well, do you spurn the Precept, of Elohim, that you may establish your Tradition. For Moses said, Honor your Father, and your Mother, and whoever shall revile his Father, or his Mother, shall surely Die, but you say, if a Man say to his Father, or to his Mother, be it my oblation, whatever you may gain from me, then you suffer him not to do anything, for his Father, or his Mother, and you reject the Word, of Elohim, on account of the Tradition, which you hand down, and many things like these, you do.

Then he called the People, and said to them, listen, hear all you, and understand, it is not what enters, into the Mouth, which defiles Man, but what goes out, of the Mouth, that is what, defiles Man, whoever has ears, to hear, let him hear. And when Yeshua entered into the House, apart from the People. Then came his Disciples, and said to him, do you know that the Pharisees, were offended, when they heard that Speech. And he replied, and said to them, every Plant, which my Father, who is in Heaven, has not planted, shall be eradicated, let them alone, they are Blind Leaders, of the Blind, and if a Blind Man, leads one Blind, they will both fall, into the Ditch. And Simon, Peter, answered, and said to him, my Lord, explain to us this Parable. And he said to them, are also you up to this Time, without understanding, do you not know, that whatever from without, enters into a Man, cannot defile him, know you not, that whatever enters the Mouth, goes into the Stomach, and is thrown into the Digestive process, which carries off all that is eaten, is cast out, but that which proceeds, from the Mouth, comes from the Mind, and that is what defiles a Man. For from the Mind, proceed Evil thoughts, Adultery, Fornication, Murder, Theft, False Testimony, Reviling, Extortion, Wickedness, Deceit, Lust, an Evil Eye, Blasphemy, Pride, Foolishness, and these Evils, come from within, these are the things, that defile a Man, but if a Man eats, while his Hands are unwashed, he is not defiled. And Yeshua departed from there, and went to the Confines, of Tyre, and Sidon, and he entered into a House, and did not want anyone, to know about him, and yet, he could not hide himself.

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Aways think context.
Robert O. Stone