John 10:14-18

14“I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own and My own know Me,

15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.

16I have other sheep that are not from this fold; those also I must lead, and they will listen to My voice. So there shall be one flock, one Shepherd.

17“For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, so that I may take it up again.

18No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it up again. This command I received from My Father.”