12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away—and the wolf seizes them and scatters them—
13 because he is a hired hand and he is not concerned about the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me,
15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock—one shepherd.
17 Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again.
18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father.”