John 10
1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter in by the door into the fold of the sheep, but goes up some other way, that man is a thief and a robber.
2 and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
But he who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 the doorkeeper opens to this one, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he calls by name, and leads them forth;
The gatekeeper opens to this man. And the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
4 and when he may put forth his own sheep, he goes on before them, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;
And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 and they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.”
And they will, no, not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.
6 Jesus spoke this allegory to them, and they did not know what the things were that He was speaking to them;
Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.
7 Jesus therefore said again to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM the door of the sheep;
Jesus therefore said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, that I am the door of the sheep.
8 all, as many as came before Me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;
All, as many as came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I AM the door, if anyone may come in through Me, he will be saved, and he will come in, and go out, and find pasture.
I am the door. If any man enters in by me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and will find pasture.
10 The thief does not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly.
The thief comes not, except that he might steal and kill and destroy. I came so that they might have life, and have it more abundantly.
11 I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays His life down for the sheep;
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 and the hired worker, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholds the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees; and the wolf snatches them, and scatters the sheep;
But the hired man, and not being the shepherd, whose sheep are not his own, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf catches them, and scatters the sheep.
13 and the hired worker flees because he is a hired worker, and is not caring for the sheep.
But the hireling flees because he is a hireling, and it is no care to him about the sheep.
14 I AM the good shepherd, and I know My [sheep], and am known by Mine,
I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and I am known by mine.
15 according as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father, and My life I lay down for the sheep,
Just as the Father knows me, I also know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it is necessary for Me to bring, and My voice they will hear, and there will become one flock—one shepherd.
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will hear my voice. And there will become one flock, one shepherd.
17 Because of this the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, that again I may take it;
Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, so that I may take it again.
18 no one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from My Father.”
No man takes it 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 Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
Therefore again there became a division among the Jews because of these words.
20 and many of them said, “He has a demon, and is mad, why do you hear Him?”
And many of them said, He has a demon, and is mad. Why do ye listen to him?
21 Others said, “These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able to open blind men’s eyes?”
Others said, These are not the sayings of a man possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
22 And the Dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,
And the feast of the dedication happened at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,
And Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's porch.
24 the Jews, therefore, came around Him and said to Him, “Until when do You hold our soul in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us freely.”
The Jews therefore surrounded him, and said to him, When do thou lift up our soul? If thou are the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in the Name of My Father, these testify concerning Me;
Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye did not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, these testify about me.
26 but you do not believe, for you are not of My sheep,
But ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.
27 according as I said to you: My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me,
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
29 My Father, who has given to Me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch out of the hand of My Father;
My Father who has given to me, is greater than all, and not one is able to snatch out of my Father's hand.
30 I and the Father are one.”
I and the Father are one.
31 Therefore, again, the Jews took up stones that they may stone Him;
Therefore again the Jews took up stones so that they might stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from My Father; because of which work of them do you stone Me?”
Jesus answered them, I have shown you many good works from my Father. Because of them, which work do ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “We do not stone You for a good work, but for slander, and because You, being a man, make Yourself God.”
The Jews answered him, saying, We stone thee not about a good work, but about blasphemy, and because thou, being a man, make thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not having been written in your law: I said, you are gods?
Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?
35 If He called them gods to whom the word of God came (and the Writing is not able to be broken),
If he designated those men gods, for whom the word of God came to be (and the scripture cannot be broken),
36 of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, do you say—You slander, because I said, I am [the] Son of God?
whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, do ye say, Thou blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me.
38 and if I do, even if you may not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and may believe that the Father [is] in Me, and I in Him.”
But if I am doing them, even though ye do not believe me, believe the works, that ye may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He went forth out of their hand,
Therefore they sought again to take him, and he went forth out of their hand.
40 and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first immersing, and remained there,
And he departed again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was first immersing, and he stayed there.
41 and many came to Him and said, “John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this One were true”;
And many came to him, and they said, John indeed did not one sign, but all, as many things as John spoke about this man, were true.
42 and many believed in Him there.
And many believed in him there.
