¹¹ “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.^(A)

¹⁴ I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me,

¹⁵ just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep.

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me.^{(A) 28} I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand.^(B)