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Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he meant.
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So Jesus said again, "I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.
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All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
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I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture.
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The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life - life in all its fullness.
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"I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.
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When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
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The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.
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There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.