The Good Shepherd

Joh 10:7 Then Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 
Joh 10:8 All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 
Joh 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture. 
Joh 10:10 The thief does not come except to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 
Joh 10:11 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. 
Joh 10:12 But he who is a hireling and not the shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away. And the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep. 
Joh 10:13 The hireling flees, because he is a hireling and does not care for the sheep. 
Joh 10:14 I am the Good Shepherd, and I know those that are Mine, and I am known by those who are Mine. 
Joh 10:15 Even as the Father knows Me, I also know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. 
Joh 10:16 And I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also lead those, and they shall hear My voice, and there shall be one flock, one Shepherd. 
Joh 10:17 Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I might take it again. 
Joh 10:18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down from Myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. I have received this commandment from My Father. 

Summary:
Jesus spoke that he was the path to Heaven. He came that the saved might have a more wonderful life after their earthly life. He was prepared to die for those who followed him because he cared for them. He knew who they were and they, in turn, knew him. He and God the Father knew each other. He was also to save others who were not Jews, who followed his voice. These, were the gentiles. The Father loved him because he was willing to die for all who followed him. Even more, Jesus would completely obey the Father’s will, no matter what other circumstances were. He voluntarily was to lay down his life and had been given the authority raise himself from death. All this was to be done by direction from God the Father.