11. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.
12. A hired hand isn’t a shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep. When he sees a wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and quickly runs away. So the wolf drags the sheep away and scatters the flock.
13. The hired hand is concerned about what he’s going to get paid and not about the sheep.
14. “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep as the Father knows me. My sheep know me as I know the Father.
15. So I give my life for my sheep.
16. I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd.