John 10
1 Verily, verily, I say unto you: —He that entereth not, through the door, into the fold of the sheep, but goeth up from another place, that man, is, a thief, and, a robber.
In truth I tell you, whoever does not go into the sheepfold through the door, but climbs up at some other place, that person is a thief and a robber;
2 But, he that entereth through the door, is, shepherd, of the sheep:
but the person who goes in through the door is shepherd to the sheep.
3 To him, the porter openeth, and, the sheep, unto his voice, hearken: and, his own sheep, he calleth by name, and leadeth them forth.
For him the watchman opens the door; and the sheep listen to his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
4 As soon as, all his own, he hath put forth, before them, he moveth on, and, the sheep, follow him, because they know his voice;
When he has brought them all out, he walks in front of them, and his sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5 But, a stranger, will they in nowise follow, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice, of strangers.
They will not follow a stranger, but will run away from him; because they do not know a stranger’s voice.”
6 This similitude, spake Jesus unto them; but, those men, understood not what the things were which he was speaking unto them.
This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.
7 Jesus, therefore, said, again—Verily, verily, I say unto you: —I, am the door of the sheep:
So he continued, “In truth I tell you, I am the door for the sheep.
8 All, as many as came before me, are thieves, and, robbers: but the sheep hearkened nor unto them.
All who came before me were thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 I, am the door: through me, if anyone enter, he shall be saved, and shall come in and go out, and, pasture, shall find.
I am the door; he who goes in through me will be safe, and he will go in and out and find pasture.
10 The thief, cometh not, save that he may thieve and slay and destroy: I, came, that, life, they might have, and, above measure, might have.
The thief comes only to steal, to kill, and to destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it in greater fullness.
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 his sheep.
12 The hireling, even because he is no shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, vieweth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, —and, the wolf, seizeth them and scattereth, —
The hired man who is not a shepherd, and who does not own the sheep, when he sees a wolf coming, leaves them and runs away; then the wolf seizes them, and scatters the flock.
13 Because, a hireling, he is, and hath no care for the sheep.
He does this because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep.
14 I, am the good shepherd, and know my own, and, my own, know me, —
I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and my sheep know me –
15 Just as, the Father, knoweth me, and, I, know, the Father; and, my life, I lay down for the sheep.
Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 And, other sheep, have I, which are not of this fold: those also, I must needs bring, and, unto my voice, will they hearken, and there shall come to be, One flock, One shepherd.
I have other sheep besides, which do not belong to this fold; I must lead them also, and they will listen to my voice; and they will become one flock under one shepherd.
17 Therefore, doth the Father, love, me, because, I, lay down my life, that, again, I may receive it: —
This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life – to receive it again.
18 No one, forced it from me, but, I, lay it down, of myself, —Authority, have I, to lay it down, and, authority, have I, again, to receive it: This commandment, received I, from my Father.
No one took it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to receive it again. This is the command which I received from my Father.”
19 A division, again, took place among the Jews, because of these words.
In consequence of these words a difference of opinion again arose among the people.
20 But many from among them were saying—A demon, he hath, and is raving, —Why, unto him, do ye hearken?
Many of them said, “He is possessed by a demon and is mad; why do you listen to him?”
21 Others, said—These sayings, are not those of one demonized, —Can, a demon, open the eyes of, the blind?
Others said, “This is not the teaching of one who is possessed by a demon. Can a demon give sight to the blind?”
22 The feast of dedication took place at that time, in Jerusalem: it was, winter,
Soon after this the Festival of the Rededication was held at Jerusalem.
23 and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.
It was winter; and Jesus was walking in the Temple Courts, in the Colonnade of Solomon,
24 The Jews, therefore, surrounded him, and were saying unto him—How long, holdest thou, our lives, in suspense? If, thou, art the Christ, tell us, plainly.
when the people gathered around him, and said, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us so frankly.”
25 Jesus answered them—I told you, and ye believe not: The works which, I, am doing in the name of my Father, the same, bear witness concerning me.
“I have told you so,” replied Jesus, “and you do not believe me. The work that I am doing in my Father’s name bears testimony to me.
26 But, ye, believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
But you do not believe me, because you are not of my flock.
27 My sheep, unto my voice, hearken, —and, I, know, them, and they follow me, —
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me;
29 What, my Father, hath given me, is, something greater than all, and, no one, can carry off out of the hand of my Father: —
What my Father has entrusted to me is more than all else; and no one can snatch anything out of the Father’s hands.
30 I and the Father, are, one.
The Father and I are one.”
31 The Jews again lifted up stones, that they might stone him.
Some of the people again brought stones to throw at him;
32 Jesus answered them—Many works, have I showed you, noble ones, from my Father: For which of those works are ye stoning me?
and seeing this, Jesus said, “I have done before your eyes many good actions, inspired by the Father; for which of them would you stone me?”
33 The Jews answered him—Concerning a noble work, are we not stoning thee; but concerning profane speech, —and because, thou, being, a man, art making thyself, God.
“It is not for any good action that we would stone you,” they answered, “but for blasphemy; and because you, who are only a man, make yourself out to be God.”
34 Jesus answered them—Is it not written in your law: I, said, Ye are, gods?
“Are there not,” replied Jesus, “these words in your Law – ‘I said, You are gods’?
35 If, those, he called gods, unto whom, the word of God, came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
If those to whom God’s word were addressed were said to be ‘gods’ – and scripture cannot be set aside –
36 Of him whom, the Father, hallowed and sent forth into the world, are, ye, saying—Thou speakest profanely, because I said, Son of God, I am?
do you say of one whom the Father has consecrated and sent as his messenger to the world ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said ‘I am God’s Son’?
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not believe in me;
If I am not doing the work that my Father is doing, do not believe me;
38 But, if I am doing them, even though, in me, ye believe not, in the works, believe, —that ye may get to know and go on to know, that the Father is, in me, and, I, am, in the Father.
if I am doing it, even though you do not believe me, believe what that work shows; so that you may understand, and understand more and more clearly, that the Father is in union with me, and I with the Father.”
39 They were [therefore] again seeking to take him; and he went forth out of their hand.
The authorities again sought to arrest him; but he escaped their hands.
40 And he went away again, beyond the Jordan, unto the place where John was at the first, immersing; and he abode there.
Then Jesus again crossed the Jordan to the place where John used to baptize at first, and stayed there some time, during which many people came to see him.
41 And, many, came unto him, and were saying—John, indeed, did not so much as, one sign; but, all things, whatsoever John said concerning this one, were, true.
“John gave no sign of his mission,” they said. “But everything that he said about this man was true.”
42 And, many, believed on him there.
And many learned to believe in Jesus there.
