John 10:5-26

⁵But they will not follow a stranger; rather they will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”

⁶Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.

⁷Then Jesus addressed them again: “Most assuredly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

⁸All who ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

⁹I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

¹⁰The thief comes only in order to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

¹¹“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life on behalf of the sheep.

¹²But the hired man, not being the shepherd and not owning the sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep, and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.

¹³Now the hired man runs away because he is a hired man and it does not matter to him about the sheep.

¹⁴“I am the good shepherd, and I know my own sheep, and I am known by them.

¹⁵Just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father, and I lay down my life on behalf of the sheep.

¹⁶I also have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice; and there will be one flock, one shepherd.

¹⁷“Because of this the Father loves me, in that I lay down my life so that I may take it up 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 up again. This command I have received from my Father.”

¹⁹Therefore there was another division among the Jews because of these words.

²⁰Many of them were saying: “He has a demon and is raving mad. Why do you listen to him?”

²¹Others were saying: “These are not the sayings of someone who is demonized. A demon cannot open blind people's eyes, can it?”

²²Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem; and it was winter.

²³And Jesus was walking about in the temple, in Solomon's porch.

²⁴Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him: “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

²⁵Jesus answered them: “I did tell you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name—these testify concerning me.

²⁶But you do not believe because you are not among my sheep, just like I told you.