✧1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. ✧2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ✧3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. ✧4When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. ✧5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. ✧6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. ✧7Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. ✧8All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
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✧9I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
✧10The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly.
✧11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.
✧12He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth [them]:
✧13[he fleeth] because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
✧14I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,
✧15even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
✧16And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.
✧17Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
✧18No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father.
✧19There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words.
✧20And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him?
✧21Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
✧22And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem:
✧23it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
✧24The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
✧25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me.
✧26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
✧27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
✧28and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
✧29My Father, who hath given [them] unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father’s hand.