Parable of the Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd is a parable found in [John 10:11-18] in which Jesus is depicted as the Good Shepherd who lays down His life for the sheep. He entered the world, which did not know him though it is claimed he made it. Those who did receive him could become sons of God. The parable of the Good Shepherd is revisited throughout the four Gospels in numerous references to the fact that Jesus will not lose any of his sheep. In the surrounding context of the parable of the Good Shepherd ([John 9:35-41] and [John 10:22-30]) we clearly see that the people around him realized that Jesus was asserting that He was God. The reactions of the Jews (picking up stones to stone him, etc.) show that they understood he was asserting his divinity. It is understood and believed that Jesus is part of the Trinity. John the Baptist also bore witness to him.
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