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;
"In most solemn truth I tell you that the man who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs over some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2 and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
But he who enters 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;
To him the porter opens the door, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by their names 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;
When he has brought out his own sheep--all of them--he walks at the head of 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.”
But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know 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 to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant.
7 Jesus therefore said again to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM the door of the sheep;
Again therefore Jesus said to them, "In most solemn truth I tell 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 who have come before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep would not listen to 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 by me, he will find safety, and will 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 may 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. A good shepherd lays down his very 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;
The hired servant--one who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep--no sooner sees the wolf coming than he leaves the sheep and runs away; and the wolf worries and scatters them.
13 and the hired worker flees because he is a hired worker, and is not caring for the sheep.
For he is only a hired servant and cares nothing 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 my sheep know me,
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 and I know the Father; and I am laying 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.
I have also other sheep--which do not belong to this fold. Those also I must bring, and they will listen to my voice; and they shall become one flock under 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 am laying down my life in order to receive it back 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 is taking it away from me, but I myself am laying it down. I am authorized to lay it down, and I am authorized to receive it back again. This is the command I received from my Father."
19 Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
Again there arose 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?”
Many of them said, "He is possessed by a demon and is mad. Why do you 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 argued, "That is not the language of a demoniac: and can a demon open blind men's eyes?"
22 And the Dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,
The Dedication Festival came on in Jerusalem. 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 Portico,
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.”
when the Jews gathered round Him and kept asking Him, "How long do you mean to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us so 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;
"I have told you," answered Jesus, "and you do not believe. The deeds that I do in my Father's name--they give testimony about me.
26 but you do not believe, for you are not of My sheep,
But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.
27 according as I said to you: My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me,
My sheep listen to 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;
What my Father has given me is more precious than all besides; and no one is able to wrest anything from 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;
Again the Jews brought stones with which 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 remonstrated with them. "Many good deeds," He said, "have I shown you as coming from the Father; for which of them are you going to 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.”
"For no good deed," the Jews replied, "are we going to stone you, but for blasphemy, and because you, who are only a man, are making yourself out to be God."
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not having been written in your law: I said, you are gods?
"Does it not stand written in your Law," replied Jesus, "'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 those to whom God's word was addressed are called gods (and the Scripture cannot be annulled),
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?
how is it that you say to one whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am God's Son'?
37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
If the deeds I do are not my Father's deeds, 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 they are, then even if you do not believe me, at least believe the deeds, that you may know and see clearly that the Father is in me, and that I am in the Father."
39 Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He went forth out of their hand,
This made them once more try to arrest Him, but He withdrew out of their power.
40 and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first immersing, and remained there,
Then He went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John had been baptizing at first; and there He stayed.
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”;
Large numbers of people also came to Him. Their report was, "John did not work any miracle, but all that John said about this Teacher was true."
42 and many believed in Him there.
And many became believers in Him there.
