John 10
1 “I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't come in through the gate of the sheepfold but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
"Truly, truly, I tell you, one who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 The one who comes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
4 After bringing them out, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 They won't follow strangers. In fact they run away from a stranger because they don't recognize the voice of strangers.”
They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they do not know the voice of strangers."
6 When Jesus gave this illustration those who were listening to him didn't understand what he meant.
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what he was telling them.
7 So Jesus explained again, “I tell you the truth: I am the gate of the sheepfold.
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the sheep's door.
8 All those who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 I am the gate. Anyone who comes in through me will be healed. They will be able to come and go, and find the food they need.
I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
10 The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I've come to bring you life, life full to overflowing.
The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may 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 man paid to look after the sheep is not the shepherd and he runs away when he sees the wolf coming. He abandons the sheep because they're not his, and the wolf attacks and scatters the flock
He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
13 for the man is only working for pay and doesn't care about the sheep.
And the hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and the sheep means nothing to him.
14 I am the good shepherd. I know who are mine, and they know me,
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me;
15 just as the Father knows me and I know him. 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 in this sheepfold. I must bring them too. They will listen to my voice and there will be one flock with one shepherd.
I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
17 This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so I may take it up again.
Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
18 No one takes it from me; I choose to lay it down. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is the command my Father gave me.”
No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."
19 The Jews were again divided in their opinion about Jesus over these words.
A division arose again among the Jewish people because of these words.
20 Many of them said, “He's demon-possessed! He's mad! Why are you listening to him?”
Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane. Why do you listen to him?"
21 Others said, “These aren't the words of someone who's demon-possessed. Besides, a demon can't open eyes that are blind.”
Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It is not possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"
22 It was winter, and the time of the Festival of Dedication in Jerusalem.
At that time Hanukkah took place in Jerusalem.
23 Jesus was walking in the Temple through Solomon's porch. The Jews surrounded him, asking,
It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch.
24 “How long are you going to keep us hanging in suspense? If you are the Messiah then tell us plainly!”
The Jewish leaders therefore came around him and said to him, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
25 Jesus replied, “I already told you but you refuse to believe it. The miracles I do in my Father's name prove who I am.
Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, these testify about me.
26 You don't believe me because you are not my sheep.
But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
27 My sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
As I said to you, my sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
29 My Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone else; no one can snatch them from him.
My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are one.”
I and the Father are one."
31 Once again the Jews picked up stones to stone him.
Therefore the Jewish leaders took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus said to them, “You've seen many good deeds that I've done from the Father. Which one are you stoning me for?”
Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"
33 The Jews replied, “We're not stoning you for a good deed, but for blasphemy because you are just a man but you're claiming to be God.”
The Jewish leaders answered him, "We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God."
34 Jesus answered them, “Isn't it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods?'
35 He called those people ‘gods,’ the people to whom the word of God came—and Scripture can't be altered.
If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),
36 So why are you saying the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said ‘I am the Son of God’?
do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God?'
37 If I'm not doing what my Father does, then don't believe me.
If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe me.
38 But if that is what I'm doing, even though you don't believe me, you should believe because of the evidence of what I've done. That way you can know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.”
But if I do them, though you do not believe me, believe the works; that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."
39 Once again they tried to arrest him, but he escaped from them.
Now they sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
40 He went back across the Jordan River to the place where John had begun baptizing, and he stayed there.
He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.
41 Many people came to him, and they said, “John didn't perform miracles, but everything he said about this man has come true.”
Many came to him. They said, "John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true."
42 Many who were there put their trust in Jesus.
And many believed in him there.
