John 10:11-21

11 aI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd blays down his life for the sheep. 12He who is ca hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and dleaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and escatters them. 13He flees because fhe is a hired hand and gcares nothing for the sheep. 14 hI am the good shepherd. iI know my own and jmy own know me, 15 kjust as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and lI lay down my life for the sheep. 16And mI have other sheep that are not of this fold. nI must bring them also, and othey will listen to my voice. So there will be pone flock, qone shepherd. 17 rFor this reason the Father loves me, sbecause tI lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 uNo one takes it from me, but vI lay it down wof my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and xI have authority to take it up again. yThis charge I have received from my Father.”

19 zThere was again a division among the Jews because of these words. 20Many of them said, aa“He has a demon, and abis insane; why listen to him?” 21Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. acCan a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

1 Peter 2:25

25For adyou were straying like sheep, but have now returned to aethe Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

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