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John - ch 10 v 1 - 20
- Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.
- He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.
- The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.
- When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.
- They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.
- In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
- So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
- All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.
- I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
- The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.
- I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.
- He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
- Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.
- I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,
- Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
- And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.
- For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.
- No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.
- There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.
- And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
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