John 10:14-18

14“I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep as the Father knows me. My sheep know me as I know the Father.

15So I give my life for my sheep.

16I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd.

17The Father loves me because I give my life in order to take it back again.

18No one takes my life from me. I give my life of my own free will. I have the authority to give my life, and I have the authority to take my life back again. This is what my Father ordered me to do.”