John 10:1-10

1“I can guarantee this truth: The person who doesn’t enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in somewhere else is a thief or a robber.

2But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd.

3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his sheep by name and leads them out of the pen.

4After he has brought out all his sheep, he walks ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

5They won’t follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from a stranger because they don’t recognize his voice.”

6Jesus used this illustration as he talked to the people, but they didn’t understand what he meant.

7Jesus emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate for the sheep.

8All who came before I did were thieves or robbers. However, the sheep didn’t respond to them.

9I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food.

10A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came so that my sheep will have life and so that they will have everything they need.