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Eric, last week, Jesus was talking about how he was going to lay his life down because that's what the good shepherd does.

He was talking about how there's only one door

and that door is him. He also made it very clear that he is going to lay his life down, not have his

life taken from him because nobody gets to do that. And he was wandering around the colonnade of Solomon saying such things,

and we had to leave it right there, and we're going to see exactly how the Jews are going

to respond to Jesus saying these things. Yeah, essentially Jesus is just out and out saying,

I'm the Messiah, here I am. Yes, your suspicions that you may

have had about me are correct. And so, yes, I am worthy of praise. That's essentially what

Jesus has been doing this whole chapter. And that's going to continue in verse 24. So the Jews

gathered around him and said to him, how long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, the Messiah, tell us plainly.

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