¹“I can guarantee this truth: The person who doesn’t enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in somewhere else is a thief or a robber. ²But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd. ³The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his sheep by name and leads them out of the pen. ⁴After he has brought out all his sheep, he walks ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. ⁵They won’t follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from a stranger because they don’t recognize his voice.” ⁶Jesus used this illustration as he talked to the people, but they didn’t understand what he meant.

⁷Jesus emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate for the sheep. ⁸All who came before I did were thieves or robbers. However, the sheep didn’t respond to them. ⁹I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food. ¹⁰A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came so that my sheep will have life and so that they will have everything they need.

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John 10:10: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.