13. Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away.
14. “I am the good shepherd. 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. I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
17. This is why the Father loves me – because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.
18. No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
19. Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
20. Many of them were saying, “He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?”
21. Others said, “These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?”