1Verily , verily , I say unto you , He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep , but climbeth up some other way , the same is a thief and a robber . 2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep . 3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calleth his own sheep by name , and leadeth them out . 4When he hath put forth all his own , he goeth before them , and the sheep follow him : for they know his voice . 5And a stranger will they not follow , but will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers. 6This parable spake Jesus unto them : but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them .
The Door of the Sheep
7Jesus therefore said unto them again , Verily , verily , I say unto you , I am the door of the sheep . 8All that came before me are thieves and robbers : but the sheep did not hear them . 9I am the door ; by me if any man enter in , he shall be saved , and shall go in and go out , and shall find pasture . 10The thief cometh not , but that he may steal , and kill , and destroy: I came that they may have life , and may have it abundantly .
The Good Shepherd's Sacrifice
11I am the good shepherd : the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep . 12He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , beholdeth the wolf coming , and leaveth the sheep , and fleeth , and the wolf snatcheth them , and scattereth them : 13he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep . 14I am the good shepherd ; and I know mine own , and mine own know me , 15even as the Father knoweth me , and I know the Father ; and I lay down my life for the sheep . 16And other sheep I have , which are not of this fold : them also I must bring , and they shall hear my voice ; and they shall become one flock , one shepherd . 17Therefore doth the Father love me , because I lay down my life , that I may take it again . 18No one taketh it away from me , but I lay it down of myself . I have power to lay it down , and I have power to take it again . This commandment received I from my Father .
The Other Sheep
19There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words . 20And many of them said , He hath a demon , and is mad ; why hear ye him ? 21Others said , These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon . Can a demon open the eyes of the blind ?
The Authority of the Son
22And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem : 23it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon ’s porch . 24The Jews therefore came round about him , and said unto him , How long dost thou hold us in suspense ? If thou art the Christ , tell us plainly . 25Jesus answered them , I told you , and ye believe not : the works that I do in my Father ’s name , these bear witness of me . 26But ye believe not , because ye are not of my sheep . 27My sheep hear my voice , and I know them , and they follow me : 28and I give unto them eternal life ; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand . 29My Father , who hath given them unto me , is greater than all ; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father ’s hand . 30I and the Father are one . 31The Jews took up stones again to stone him . 32Jesus answered them , Many good works have I showed you from the Father ; for which of those works do ye stone me ? 33The Jews answered him , For a good work we stone thee not , but for blasphemy; and because that thou , being a man , makest thyself God . 34Jesus answered them , Is it not written in your law , I said , Ye are gods ? 35If he called them gods , unto whom the word of God came ( and the scripture cannot be broken ), 36say ye of him , whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world , Thou blasphemest; because I said , I am the Son of God ? 37If I do not the works of my Father , believe me not . 38But if I do them , though ye believe not me , believe the works : that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me , and I in the Father . 39They sought again to take him : and he went forth out of their hand . 40And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode . 41And many came unto him ; and they said , John indeed did no sign : but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. 42And many believed on him there .