10. Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the
door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way is a thief and
a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the
sheep. To him the porter openeth. The sheep hear his voice. He calleth
his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth
his own sheep, he goeth before them and the sheep follow because they
know his voice. A stranger they will not follow. Instead, they will flee
because they know not the voice of strangers.
This parable spoke Jesus unto them. Yet they understood not what things
He spoke about. Then Jesus said again, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and
robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door. If any man enter
in by me he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pasture. The
thief cometh not except to steal and kill and destroy. I am come that
they might have life and that they might have it more abundantly.
I am the Good Shepherd. The good shepherd giveth His life for the
sheep. But he that is a hireling and not the shepherd, whose sheep are
not his own, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees. The
wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep. The hireling flees because he
is a hireling and careth not for the sheep. I am the Good Shepherd. I
know my sheep and am known by my sheep. The Father knoweth me, even as
I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. Other sheep I have
also who are not of this fold. Them also I must bring and they shall
hear my voice. There shall be One Fold and One Shepherd. Therefore doth
my Father love me because I lay down my life that I might take it up
again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down myself. I have power
to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. This commandment
have I received of my Father. There was a division therefore among the
Jews for these sayings. Many of them said, He hath a devil and is mad;
why hear ye Him? Others said, These are not the words of Him that hath
a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
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