John 10
1 Amen, amen I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber.
“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;
2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
the doorkeeper opens to this one, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he calls by name, and leads them forth;
4 And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
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;
5 But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
and they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.”
6 This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them.
Jesus spoke this allegory to them, and they did not know what the things were that He was speaking to them;
7 Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Jesus therefore said again to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I AM the door of the sheep;
8 All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not.
all, as many as came before Me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;
9 I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in, and go out, and shall find pastures.
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.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they may have life, and may have it more abundantly.
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.
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays His life down for the sheep;
12 But the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and flieth: and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep:
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;
13 And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep.
and the hired worker flees because he is a hired worker, and is not caring for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me.
I AM the good shepherd, and I know My [sheep], and am known by Mine,
15 As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.
according as the Father knows 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: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.
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.
17 Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
Because of this the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, that again I may take it;
18 No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself, and I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
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.”
19 A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words.
Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
20 And many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him?
and many of them said, “He has a demon, and is mad, why do you hear Him?”
21 Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil: Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
Others said, “These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able to open blind men’s eyes?”
22 And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter.
And the Dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,
23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,
24 The Jews therefore came round about him, and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
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.”
25 Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me.
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;
26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
but you do not believe, for you are not of My sheep,
27 My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me.
according as I said to you: My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me,
29 That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.
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;
30 I and the Father are one.
I and the Father are one.”
31 The Jews then took up stones to stone him.
Therefore, again, the Jews took up stones that they may stone Him;
32 Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father; for which of these works do you stone me?
Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from My Father; because of which work of them do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, maketh thyself God.
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.”
34 Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said you are gods?
Jesus answered them, “Is it not having been written in your law: I said, you are gods?
35 If he called them gods, to whom to word of God was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken;
If He called them gods to whom the word of God came (and the Writing is not able to be broken),
36 Do you say of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world: Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?
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?
37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;
38 But if I do, though you will not believe me, believe the works: that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.
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.”
39 They sought therefore to take him; and he escaped out of their hands.
Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He went forth out of their hand,
40 And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first; and there he abode.
and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first immersing, and remained there,
41 And many resorted to him, and they said: John indeed did no sign.
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”;
42 But all things whatsoever John said of this man, were true. And many believed in him.
and many believed in Him there.
