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But they will never follow a stranger. They will run away from him because they don't know his voice."
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Jesus told the people this story, but they did not understand what it meant.
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So Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the door for the sheep.
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All the people who came before me were thieves and robbers. The sheep did not listen to them.
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I am the door, and the person who enters through me will be saved and will be able to come in and go out and find pasture.
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A thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life -- life in all its fullness.
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"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.
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The worker who is paid to keep the sheep is different from the shepherd who owns them. When the worker sees a wolf coming, he runs away and leaves the sheep alone. Then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
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The man runs away because he is only a paid worker and does not really care about the sheep.
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"I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me, as I know the Father. I give my life for the sheep.