John 10
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1"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.1"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2"But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3"To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.3The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4"When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.4When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
5"A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."5They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger's voice."
6This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.7So Jesus said to them again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.
8"All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.8All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.
10"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
11"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12"He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.12The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them.
13"He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.13Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away.
14"I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,14"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me--
15even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16"I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.16I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.
17"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.17This is why the Father loves me--because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again.
18"No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father."18No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father."
19A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words.
20Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?"20Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"
21Others were saying, "These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?"21Others said, "These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?"
22At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;22Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem.
23it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon.23It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area in Solomon's Portico.
24The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, "How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."24The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
25Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify of Me.25Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me.
26"But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.26But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep.
27"My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
28and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
29"My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father's hand.
30"I and the Father are one."30The Father and I are one."
31The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.31The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death.
32Jesus answered them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?"32Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?"
33The Jews answered Him, "For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."33The Jewish leaders replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God."
34Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law, 'I SAID, YOU ARE GODS '?34Jesus answered, "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 Scripture cannot be broken),35If those people to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' (and the scripture cannot be broken),
36do you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God '?36do you say about the one 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 do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;37If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me.
38but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father."38But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me."
39Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches.
40And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there.
41Many came to Him and were saying, "While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true."41Many came to him and began to say, "John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!"
42Many believed in Him there.42And many believed in Jesus there.
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