John 10:11-18

New Life Version

Jesus Teaches about the Good Shepherd

¹¹ “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep. ¹² One who is hired to watch the sheep is not the shepherd. He does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep. He runs away while the wolf gets the sheep and makes them run everywhere. ¹³ The hired man runs away because he is hired. He does not care about the sheep.

¹⁴ “I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me. ¹⁵ I know My Father as My Father knows Me. I give My life for the sheep. ¹⁶ I have other sheep which are not from this sheep-pen. I must bring them also. They will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock with one shepherd.

¹⁷ “For this reason My Father loves Me. It is because I give My life that I might take it back again. ¹⁸ No one takes my life from Me. I give it by Myself. I have the right and the power to take it back again. My Father has given Me this right and power.”