John 10:5-26

⁵But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

⁶This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was of which he spoke to them.

⁷Jesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

⁸All whoever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.

⁹I am the door: if any one enter in by me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and shall go out and shall find pasture.

¹⁰The thief comes not but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I am come that they might have life, and might have it abundantly.

¹¹I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep:

¹²but he who serves for wages, and who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf seizes them and scatters the sheep.

¹³Now he who serves for wages flees because he serves for wages, and is not himself concerned about the sheep.

¹⁴I am the good shepherd; and I know those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine,

¹⁵as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.

¹⁶And I have other sheep which are not of this fold: those also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.

¹⁷On this account the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it again.

¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment of my Father.

¹⁹There was a division again among the Jews on account of these words;

²⁰but many of them said, He has a demon and raves; why do ye hear him?

²¹Others said, These sayings are not those of one that is possessed by a demon. Can a demon open blind people's eyes?

²²Now the feast of the dedication was celebrating at Jerusalem, and it was winter.

²³And Jesus walked in the temple in the porch of Solomon.

²⁴The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, Until when dost thou hold our soul in suspense? If thou art the Christ, say so to us openly.

²⁵Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye do not believe. The works which I do in my Father's name, these bear witness concerning me:

²⁶but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.