John 10
10
The Good Shepherd
1 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. 2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10The 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. 11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12But 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. 13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16And 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. 17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18No 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.
19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
The Feast of the Dedication
22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 24Then 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. 25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me. 26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. 30I and my Father are one.
31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33The 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. 34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38But 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.
39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40and went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42And many believed on him there.
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The Faithful Hear the Shepherd’s Voice
1“Amen, amen I tell you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice. The shepherd calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4“When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them; and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
6Yeshua told them this parable, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
7So Yeshua said again, “Amen, amen I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9I am the gate! If anyone comes in through Me, he will be saved. He will come and go and find pasture.
10The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I have come that they might have life, and have it abundantly!
11“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
12The hired worker is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. He sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and flees. Then the wolf snatches and scatters the sheep.
13The man is only a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.
14“I am the Good Shepherd. I know My own and My own know Me,
15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
16I have other sheep that are not from this fold; those also I must lead, and they will listen to My voice. So there shall be one flock, one Shepherd.
17“For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life, so that I may take it up again.
18No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it up again. This command I received from My Father.”
19Again a division arose among the Judeans because of these words.
20Many of them were saying, “He has a demon. He’s insane! Why listen to Him?”
21Others said, “These are not the sayings of someone who is plagued by a demon. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can it?”
Some Despise the Light and Harden
22Then came Hanukkah; it was winter in Jerusalem.
23Yeshua was walking in the Temple around Solomon’s Colonnade.
24Then the Judean leaders surrounded Him, saying, “How long will You hold us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us outright!”
25Yeshua answered them, “I told you, but you don’t believe! The works I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me.
26But you don’t believe, because you are not My sheep.
27My sheep hear My voice. I know them, and they follow Me.
28I give them eternal life! They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
29My 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.
30I and the Father are one.”
31Again the Judean leaders picked up stones to stone Him.
32Yeshua answered them, “I’ve shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone Me?”
33The Judean leaders answered, “We aren’t stoning you for a good work, but for blasphemy. Though You are a man, You make Yourself God!”
34Yeshua answered them, “Isn’t it written in your Writings, ‘I have said you are gods’?
35If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the Word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),
36do you say of Him, the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You speak blasphemy,’ because I said, ‘I am Ben-Elohim’?
37“If I don’t do the works of My Father, don’t believe Me!
38But if I do, even if you don’t trust Me, trust the deeds. Then you may come to know and continue to understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”
39Therefore they tried to capture Him again, but He escaped from their hand.
40Again He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first started immersing, and He stayed there.
41Many people came to Him and were saying, “John performed no sign, but all John said about this man was true.”
42And many trusted in Him there.
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