10“What I’m about to tell you is true. What if someone does not enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in another way? That person is a thief and a robber. ²The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. ³The gatekeeper opens the gate for him. The sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. ⁴When he has brought all of his own sheep out, he goes on ahead of them. His sheep follow him because they know his voice. ⁵But they will never follow a stranger. In fact, they will run away from him. They don’t recognize a stranger’s voice.”

⁶Jesus used this story. But the Jews who were there didn’t understand what he was telling them.

⁷So Jesus said again, “What I’m about to tell you is true. I am like a gate for the sheep. ⁸All those who ever came before me were thieves and robbers. But the sheep did not listen to them. ⁹I’m like a gate. Anyone who enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out. And he will find plenty of food. ¹⁰The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so they can have life. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way.

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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.