14. I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
15. even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
16. I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
17. For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.
18. No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."