
John 10:1-10
Eastertide A23
1 “VeryA truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfoldB by the gateC but climbs in by another way is a thiefD and a bandit.E
2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherdF of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeperG opens the gate for him, and the sheep hearH his voice.I He callsJ his ownK sheep by nameL and leads them out.
4 When he has brought out all his own, he goesM ahead of them, and the sheep followN him because they knowO his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger,P but they will runQ from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
6 JesusR used this figure of speechS with them, but they did not understandT what he was saying to them.
7 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved,U and will come in and go out and findV pasture.W
10 The thief comes only to stealX and killY and destroy.Z I came that they may have life,AA and have it abundantly.BB
Image credit: “Jesus the Good Shepherd” by Andreas Weißenbach.