11. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
13. This happens because he is a hired man and doesn’t care about the sheep.
14. “I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me,
15. as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My life for the sheep.
16. But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.
17. This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again.
18. No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father.”
19. Again a division took place among the Jews because of these words.
20. Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him? ”
21. Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? ”
22. Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23. Jesus was walking in the temple complex in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24. Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25. “I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works that I do in My Father’s name testify about Me.