John 10
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1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, 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. 4When he hath put forth all his own, 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.
7Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8All that 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 go out, and shall find pasture. 10The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. 11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. 12He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them: 13he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me, 15even as the Father knoweth me, and I know 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 they shall become one flock, one shepherd. 17Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18No one taketh it away 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 received I from my Father.
19There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words. 20And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him? 21Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?
22And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: 23it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s porch. 24The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. 25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, these bear witness of me. 26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep. 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, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who hath given them unto 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. 31The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33The Jews answered him, 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 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 them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father. 39They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand.
40And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode. 41And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. 42And many believed on him there.
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John 10
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The Ideal Shepherd
1“I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. # Jr 7:11; Hs 6:9; 1Th 5:2,4; 2Pt 3:10; Rv 3:3; 16:15 2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd # Gn 4:2; Ps 23:1 of the sheep. # Mt 7:15 3The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. 5They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t recognize the voice of strangers.”
6Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand # Mk 9:32; Lk 2:50; 9:45; 18:34; Jn 2:24; 12:16 what He was telling them.
The Good Shepherd
7So Jesus said again, “I assure you: I am # Ex 3:14; Ps 45:8; Jn 8:24 the door of the sheep. # Mt 7:15 8All who came before Me # Other mss omit before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. 9I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10A thief comes only to steal # Eph 4:28 and to kill and to destroy. # Jn 6:27 I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
11“I am the good shepherd. # Ps 23; Is 40:11; Ezk 34:12,23; 37:24; Zch 13:7; Jn 21:15-17; Heb 13:20; 1Pt 2:25; 5:4; Rv 7:17 The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. # Mt 20:28; Mk 10:45; 2Co 5:21; Gl 3:13; 1Jn 3:16 12The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them # Lit leaves the sheep and runs away when he sees a wolf # Lk 10:3 coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. 13This happens because he is a hired man and doesn’t care about the sheep.
14“I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me, 15as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. # Mt 11:27; Lk 10:22 I lay down My life # Mt 20:28 for the sheep. 16But I have other sheep # Is 56:8; Ezk 34:11-13; Mt 8:11,12; Jn 12:32; Ac 10:34-35; 1Pt 2:25 that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd. # Ezk 34:23; 37:24; Jn 11:52; 17:11,20-22; Eph 2:11-19 17This is why the Father loves Me, # Jn 3:35; 5:20 because I am laying down My life # 1Jn 3:16 so I may take it up again. 18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father.” # Jn 5:19
19Again a division # Jn 7:43; 9:16 took place among the Jews because of these words. 20Many of them were saying, “He has a demon # Jn 7:20; 8:48; Rv 9:20; 18:2 and He’s crazy! Why do you listen to Him? ” 21Others were saying, “These aren’t the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? ” # Ex 4:11; Ps 146:8; Jn 9:32-33
Jesus at the Festival of Dedication
22Then the Festival of Dedication # Or Hanukkah, also called the Feast of Lights ; this festival commemorated the rededication of the temple in 164 b.c. took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23Jesus was walking in the temple complex in Solomon’s Colonnade. # Rows of columns supporting a roof # Ac 3:11; 5:12 24Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? # Lit How long are you taking away our life? If You are the Messiah, # Mt 1:17; Eph 5:2 tell us plainly.” # Or openly, or publicly # Mt 26:63; Lk 22:67; 2Co 3:12
25“I did tell you and you don’t believe,” Jesus answered them. “The works # Jn 5:36; 6:28-29; Rm 14:20; Heb 3:9; 2Jn 8; Rv 15:3 that I do in My Father’s name testify about Me. 26But you don’t believe because you are not My sheep. # Other mss add just as I told you # Jn 6:37; 8:47 27My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me. 28I give them eternal life, # Jn 12:25; Ac 13:48; 1Jn 2:25 and they will never perish # Mt 10:42; Mk 9:41; Lk 21:18; Jn 3:16; 6:27,39; 17:12; 18:9; 2Co 4:9; 2Jn 8 — ever! No one will snatch # 1Th 4:17 them out of My hand. 29My Father, # Mt 11:27 who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30The Father and I are one.” # Lit I and the Father — We are one. # Jn 1:15; 14:10; 17:11; 1Jn 2:24
Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus
31Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him. # Jn 11:8
32Jesus replied, “I have shown you many good works # Jn 5:36; 15:24 from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for? ”
33“We aren’t stoning # Lv 24:16; Mt 9:3; 26:62-66; Jn 5:18; 8:59 You for a good work,” the Jews answered, “but for blasphemy, because You — being a man — make Yourself God.”
34Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your scripture, # Other mss read in the scripture I said, you are gods? # Ps 82:6 # Ps 82:6 35If He called those whom the word # Lk 8:21; Jn 2:22; 18:32 of God came to ‘gods’ — and the Scripture # Mt 26:54 cannot be broken — 36do you say, ‘You are blaspheming’ to the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God? # Jn 5:19; Heb 1:2 37If I am not doing My Father’s works, # Jn 5:36; 15:24; Heb 3:9; Rv 15:3 don’t believe Me. 38But if I am doing them and you don’t believe Me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand # Other mss read know and believe that the Father is in Me and I in the Father.” # Jn 14:10; 1Jn 5:20 39Then they were trying again to seize Him, # Jn 7:44 yet He eluded their grasp. # Lk 4:30
Many beyond the Jordan Believe in Jesus
40So He departed again across the Jordan # Mk 10:1; Lk 3:3 to the place where John # Mk 1:4 had been baptizing earlier, and He remained there. 41Many came to Him # Mk 1:45 and said, “John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true.” 42And many believed in Him there.
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