Jesus - the Good Shepherd

Bible Text (Revised English Bible)

John 10:14-18

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Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd; I know my own

and my own know me, as the Father knows me and I

know the Father; and I lay down my life for the

sheep. But there are other sheep of mine, not

belonging to this fold; I must lead them as well, and

they too will listen to my voice. There will then be

one flock, one shepherd. The Father loves me

because I lay down my life, to receive it back again.

No one takes it away from me; I am laying it down

of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down,

and I have the right to receive it back again; this

charge I have received from my Father.”