John 10
1 '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;
“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.
2 and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 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;
The gatekeeper opens for him. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 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;
When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'
They will not follow a stranger but instead they will avoid him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
6 This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what these things were that he was saying to them.
7 Jesus said therefore again to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you — I am the door of the sheep;
Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate of the sheep.
8 all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;
Everyone who came before me is a thief and a robber, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 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.
I am the gate. If anyone enters in through me, he will be saved; he will go in and out and will find pasture.
10 '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.
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.
11 'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 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;
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.
13 and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.
He runs away because he is a hired servant and does not care 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 own, and my own know me.
15 according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,
The Father knows me, and I 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 behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock — one shepherd.
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.
17 'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
This is why the Father loves me: I lay down my life so that I may take it again.
18 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.'
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.”
19 Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
A division again occurred among the Jews because of these words.
20 and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'
Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?”
21 others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'
Others said, “These are not the words of a demon-possessed man. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
22 And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,
Then it was time for the Festival of the Dedication in Jerusalem.
23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,
It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the porch of Solomon.
24 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.'
Then the Jews surrounded him and said to him, “How long will you hold us doubting? If you are the Christ, tell us openly.”
25 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;
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.
26 but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,
Yet you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
27 according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,
My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
29 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;
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.
30 I and the Father are one.'
I and the Father are one.”
31 Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus answered them, 'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of those works are you stoning me?”
33 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.'
The Jews answered him, “We are not stoning you for any good work, but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are making yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them, 'Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, 'I said, “You are gods”'?
35 if them he did call gods unto 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 came (and the scripture cannot be broken),
36 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?
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'?
37 if I do not 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 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.'
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.”
39 Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,
They tried to seize him again, but he went away out of their hand.
40 and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,
He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and he stayed there.
41 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;'
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.”
42 and many did believe in him there.
Many people believed in him there.
