When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.

But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd.

"I assure you: An hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said: This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him. Listen to Him!

And it will be that everyone who will not listen to that Prophet will be completely cut off from the people.

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: Today, if you hear His voice,

Listen! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and have dinner with him, and he with Me.

The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

"I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me,

Then I will announce to them, 'I never knew you! Depart from Me, you lawbreakers!'

"But he replied, ' I assure you: I do not know you!'

But He will say, 'I tell you, I don't know you or where you're from. Get away from Me, all you workers of unrighteousness!'

But if anyone loves God, he is known by Him.

But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again?

Nevertheless, God's solid foundation stands firm, having this inscription: The Lord knows those who are His, and Everyone who names the name of the Lord must turn away from unrighteousness.

When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.

Then Jesus spoke to them again: "I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows Me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life."

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me. Where I am, there My servant also will be. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

"If I want him to remain until I come," Jesus answered, "what is that to you? As for you, follow Me."

Then Elijah approached all the people and said, "How long will you hesitate between two opinions? If Yahweh is God, follow Him. But if Baal, follow him." But the people didn't answer him a word.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

Summoning the crowd along with His disciples, He said to them, "If anyone wants to be My follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.

Then, looking at him, Jesus loved him and said to him, "You lack one thing: Go, sell all you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me."

Then He said to [them] all, "If anyone wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from the human race as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.