'Truly,1truly,2I say3to you,4he5who does7not6enter7the12sheepfold1315by8the9door10but16climbs in17by another way,18that man19is21a thief20and22a robber.23 But2he1who enters3by4the5door6is8the shepherd7of the9sheep.10 To him1the2gatekeeper3opens.4The6sheep7hear11his10voice,9and12he calls16his own14sheep15by17name18and19leads20them21out.20 When1he has brought out5all4his own,3he goes8before6them,7and9the10sheep11follow13him,12for14they know15his18voice.17 A stranger1they will5not34follow,5but6they will flee7from8him,9for10they do12not11know12the15voice16of strangers.”14 This1figure of speech3Jesus7[used]4with them,5but9they8did11not10understand11what12he was13saying15to them.16 So2Jesus5again3said1to them,“Truly,6truly,7I say8to you,9I11am12the13door14of the15sheep.16 All1who2came3before4me5are7thieves6and8robbers,9but10the14sheep15did12not11listen to12them.13 I1am2the3door.4If7anyone8enters9by5me,6he will be saved10and11will go in12and13out14and15find17pasture.16 The1thief2comes4only56to steal78and9kill10and11destroy.12I13came14that15they may have17life16and18have20itabundantly.19 I1am2the3good6shepherd.4The7good10shepherd8lays down14his13life12for15the16sheep.17 He1who is5a hired hand2and3not4a shepherd,6who7does9not8own12the10sheep,11sees13the14wolf15coming16and17leaves18the19sheep20and21flees,22and23the24wolf25snatches26them27and28scatters29them. He fleesbecause1he is3a hired hand2and4cares6nothing5for8the9sheep.10 I1am2the3good6shepherd.4I know8my own10and11my own15know12me,13 just as1the4Father5knows2me3and I6know7the8Father;9and10I lay down14my13life12for15the16sheep.17 And1I have4other2sheep3that5are7not6of8this11fold.10I14must13bring15them also,12and16they will listen to20my19voice.18So21there will be22one23flock,24one25shepherd.26 For1this [reason]2the4Father5loves6me,3because7I8lay down9my12life11that13I may take15it16upagain.14 No one1takes2it3from4me,5but6I7lay8it9down8of10my own [accord].11I have13authority12to lay14it15down,14and16I have18authority17to take20it21upagain.19This22charge24I have received25from26my29Father.”28 There was3again2a division1among4the5Jews6because of7these10words.9 Many3of4them5said,1“He has7a demon,6and8is insane;9why10listen12to him?”11 Others1said,2“These3are7not6the4words5of onewho is oppressed by a demon.8Can11a demon10open14the eyes13of the blind?”12 At that time2the3[Feast of] Dedication4took place1at5Jerusalem.7It was9winter,8 and1Jesus4was walking2in5the6temple,7in8the9colonnade10of Solomon.12 So2the4Jews5gathered around1him3and6said7to him,8“How long910will you keep us in suspense?121314If15you16are17the18Christ,19tell20us21plainly.”22 Jesus4answered1them,2“I told5you,6and7you9donot8believe.9The10works11that12I13do14in15my20Father’s19name17bear witness22about23me,24 but1you2donot3believe4because5you are7not6among8my12sheep.10 My4sheep2hear8my7voice,6and I9know10them,11and12they follow13me.14 I1give2them3eternal5life,4and6they will9never78101112perish,9and13no14one16will snatch15them17out of18my21hand.20 My3Father,2who4has given5themto me,6is9greater than8all,7and10no one11is able12to snatch13themout of14the15Father’s18hand.16 I1and2the3Father4are6one.”5 The4Jews5picked up1stones3again2to stone67him.8 Jesus4answered1them,2“I have shown8you9many5good7works6from10the11Father;12for13which14of them15are you going to stone18me?”17 The3Jews4answered1him,2“It isnot8for5a good6work7thatwe are going to stone9you10but11for12blasphemy,13because15you,16being18a man,17make19yourself20God.”21 Jesus4answered1them,2“Is it6not5written7in8your11Law,10‘I13said,14you are16gods’?15 If1he called3them2gods4to5whom6the7word8of God10came11— and12Scripture17cannot1314be broken —15 doyou10say11of himwhom1the2Father3consecrated4and5sent6into7the8world,9‘You are blaspheming,’13because14I said,15‘I am19the Son16of God’?18 If1I am3not2doing3the4works5of7my8Father,7then donot9believe10me;11 but2if1I do3them,even though4you do7not6believe7me,5believe10the8works,9that11you may know12and13understand14that15the18Father19isin16me17and I20amin21the22Father.”23 Again4they sought1to arrest5him,3but6he escaped7from8their11hands.10 He went away2again3across4the5Jordan6to7the8place9where10John12had been11baptizing15at first,14and16there18he remained.17 And1many2came3to4him.5And6they said,7“John9did12no13sign,11but15everything14that16John18said17about19this man20was22true.”21 And1many2believed3in4him5there.6