16. I have other sheep that are not in this flock here. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
17. The Father loves me because I give my life. I give my life so that I can take it back again.
18. No one takes it away from me. I give my own life freely. I have the right to give my life, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father commanded me to do.”
19. Again the Jews did not agree with each other because of these words Jesus said.
20. Many of them said, “A demon has come into him and made him crazy. Why listen to him?”
21. But others said, “A man who is crazy with a demon does not say things like this. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
22. The time came for the Feast of Dedication at Jerusalem. This was during the winter.
23. Jesus was walking in the Temple in Solomon’s Porch.