John 10
1 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter through the gate into the sheep pen, but climbs up some other way, that man is a thief and a robber.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens for him. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 They will not follow a stranger but instead they will avoid him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6 Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what these things were that he was saying to them.
This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate of the sheep.
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 Everyone who came before me is a thief and a robber, but the sheep did not listen to them.
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9 I am the gate. If anyone enters in through me, he will be saved; he will go in and out and will find pasture.
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
10 The thief does not come if he would not steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they will have life and have it abundantly.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more 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 giveth his life for the sheep.
12 The hired servant is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and escapes, and the wolf carries them off and scatters them.
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13 He runs away because he is a hired servant and does not care for the sheep.
The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me.
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 The Father knows me, and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
17 This is why the Father loves me: I lay down my life so that I may take it again.
Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18 No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
19 A division again occurred among the Jews because of these words.
There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
20 Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?”
And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21 Others said, “These are not the words of a demon-possessed man. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22 Then it was time for the Festival of the Dedication in Jerusalem.
And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.
And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch.
24 Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, “How long will you hold us doubting? If you are the Christ, tell us openly.”
Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25 Jesus replied to them, “I told you, but 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 believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.
26 Yet you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice; 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 them to me, is greater than all others, and no one is able to snatch them out of the hand of the Father.
My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and the Father are one.”
I and my Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of those works are you stoning me?”
Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
33 The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for any good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are making yourself God.”
The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not 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 scripture cannot be broken),
If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36 do you say to him whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe me.
If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe me, believe in the works so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father.”
But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39 They tried to seize him again, but he went away out of their hand.
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
40 He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and he stayed there.
And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41 Many people came to him and they said, “John indeed did no signs, but all the things that John has said about this man are true.”
And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
42 Many people believed in him there.
And many believed on him there.
