14. “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me,
15. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16. And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock—one shepherd.
17. Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.
18. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
19. Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words.
20. And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
21. Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”
22. Then the feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
23. and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon.
24. So the Jews surrounded him and began to say to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly!”
25. Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe! The deeds that I do in the name of my Father, these testify about me.