John 10
1 “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.
2 But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
But he who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
When he has brought out his own sheep, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
They will certainly not follow a stranger, but will flee from him because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”
6 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
Jesus spoke to them with this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7 So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
All who came previously are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
I am the gate; if anyone enters through me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock.
But the hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
13 The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
The hired hand flees, for he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me,
15 just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
even as the Father knows me and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will hear my voice. And there will be one flock with one shepherd.
17 The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again.
18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.”
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. I received this commandment from my Father.”
19 Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
At these words there was again a division among the Jews.
20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind; why do you listen to him?”
21 But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Others were saying, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
Now it was the Feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem. It was winter,
23 and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
and Jesus was walking in the temple courts, in Solomon's Portico.
24 So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long are yoʋ going to keep us in suspense? If yoʋ are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
Jesus answered them, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name testify about me,
26 But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep, just as I told you.
27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
29 My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of my Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are one.”
The Father and I are one.”
31 At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
Then the Jews picked up stones again to stone him.
32 But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
In response Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which of these works are you going to stone me?”
33 “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.”
The Jews answered him, “We are not going to stone yoʋ for any good work, but for blasphemy, because yoʋ, who are just a man, make yoʋrself out to be God.”
34 Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
35 If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),
36 then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘Yoʋ are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
37 If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me.
38 But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in him.”
39 At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
Once again they tried to arrest him, but he eluded their grasp.
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
Then Jesus went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and he stayed there.
41 Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
Many came to him and were saying, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”
42 And many in that place believed in Jesus.
And many of the people there believed in Jesus.
