1. Verily, verily, I say to you, He that enters not in by the door to the fold of the sheep, but mounts up elsewhere, he is a thief and a robber;
2. but he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3. To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
4. When he has put forth all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5. But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
6. This allegory spoke Jesus to them, but they did not know what it was of which he spoke to them.
7. Jesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
8. All whoever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.