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 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;
2 and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
and he who is entering through the door is 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 this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;
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 his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known 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, because they have not known 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 similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
7 Jesus therefore said again to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM the door of the sheep;
Jesus said therefore 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, 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, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go 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 doth not come, except that he may steal, and 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 His life down for the sheep;
'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down 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;
and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;
13 and the hired worker flees because he is a hired worker, and is not caring for the sheep.
and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring 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,
according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down 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 that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall 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 doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
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 doth take 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.'
19 Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
Therefore, again, there came 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 hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye 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 sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'
22 And the Dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,
And the dedication in Jerusalem came, 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 the porch of Solomon,
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, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'
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 do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning 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,
27 according as I said to you: My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me,
according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, 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 hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;
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, did the Jews take up stones that they may 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 did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them 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, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost 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 having been 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 them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to 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?
of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say — Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?
37 If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
if I do not 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.”
and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me [is] the Father, and I in Him.'
39 Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He went forth out of their hand,
Therefore were they seeking again to seize 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 went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained 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 unto him, and said — 'John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;'
42 and many believed in Him there.
and many did believe in him there.
