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;
Verily, verily I say to you, he that goes not through the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief, and a robber.
2 and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
But he that enters through 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;
To him the door-keeper opens; 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 his own sheep out, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him; for 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 a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not 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;
This parable spoke Jesus to them; but they knew not the meaning of the things which he spoke to them.
7 Jesus therefore said again to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM the door of the sheep;
Therefore Jesus spoke again to them: Verily, verily I say to you, 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 that came before me were 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 one enters through me, he shall be saved; and he shall go in and out, and 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 only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in abundance.
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 he that is a hireling, and not the shepherd, to whom the sheep do not belong, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep, and scatters them.
13 and the hired worker flees because he is a hired worker, and is not caring for the sheep.
The hireling flees because he is a hireling, and cares not for 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 my sheep, and 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,
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 other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; those, also, must I bring, and they will hear my voice: and there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
17 Because of this the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, that again I may take it;
For this reason, my Father loves me, because I lay down my life 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 one takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it again. This commandment I have received from my Father.
19 Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
Again, therefore, there was a division among the Jews, on account 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 you hear 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 words of one that has 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 was celebrated in 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.”
Then the Jews came round him, and said to him: How long do you keep us in suspense? If you 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 have told you, and you do not believe. The works which I do in my Father’s name, these testify of me.
26 but you do not believe, for you are not of My sheep,
But you believe not, because you 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 gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one is able to take them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and the Father are one.”
I and my Father are one.
31 Therefore, again, the Jews took up stones that they may stone Him;
Then the Jews took up stones again, to 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: Many good works have I showed you from my Father: for which of these works do you 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 and said to him: We do not stone you for a good work, but for your impious words; and because you, being man, make yourself 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, you 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 called them gods, to whom the word of God was committed, (and the scripture can not be made void, )
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?
do you say of him, whom the Father has sanctified, and sent into the world, You speak impiously, 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 do not the works of my Father, believe me not;
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 do, though you believe not me, believe the works, that you 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,
Then they sought again to take him, but he escaped from their hands.
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 went away again beyond the Jordan, to the place where John first immersed, and there he abode.
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 said: John did no sign; but all things that John said of this man were true.
42 and many believed in Him there.
And many who were there believed on him.
