John 10:1-10
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I assure you that whoever doesn't enter into the sheep pen through the gate but climbs over the wall is a thief and an outlaw.
2
The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3
The guard at the gate opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4
Whenever he has gathered all of his sheep, he goes before them and they follow him, because they know his voice.
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They won't follow a stranger but will run away because they don't know the stranger's voice."
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Those who heard Jesus use this analogy didn't understand what he was saying.
I am the gate
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So Jesus spoke again, “I assure you that I am the gate of the sheep.
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All who came before me were thieves and outlaws, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
9
I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture.
10
The thief enters only to steal, kill, and destroy. I came so that they could have life—indeed, so that they could live life to the fullest.
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