St John 10
10
1AMEN, 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.
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 hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
6This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them.
7Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
8All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not.
9I 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.
10The 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.
11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
12But 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:
13And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep.
14I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me.
15As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.
16And 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.
17Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
18No 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.
19A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words.
20And many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him?
21Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil: Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter.
23And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch.
24The 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.
25Jesus 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.
26But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
27My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me.
28And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand.
29That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.
30I and the Father are one.
31The Jews then took up stones to stone him.
32Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father; for which of these works do you stone me?
33The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, maketh thyself God.
34Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said you are gods?
35If he called them gods, to whom to word of God was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken;
36Do 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?
37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38But 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.
39They sought therefore to take him; and he escaped out of their hands.
40And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first; and there he abode.
41And many resorted to him, and they said: John indeed did no sign.
42But all things whatsoever John said of this man, were true. And many believed in him.
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John 10
10
1‘Verily, verily, 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;
2and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
3to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;
4and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;
5and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.’
6This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
7Jesus said therefore again to them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you — I am the door of the sheep;
8all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;
9I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.
10‘The thief doth 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 his life layeth down for the sheep;
12and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;
13and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.
14‘I am the good shepherd, and I know my [sheep], and am known by mine,
15according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,
16and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock — one shepherd.
17‘Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;
18no one doth take 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.’
19Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,
20and many of them said, ‘He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?’
21others said, ‘These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?’
22And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,
23and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,
24the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, ‘Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.’
25Jesus answered them, ‘I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;
26but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,
27according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,
28and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish — to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;
29my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;
30I and the Father are one.’
31Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;
32Jesus answered them, ‘Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?’
33The Jews answered him, saying, ‘For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.’
34Jesus answered them, ‘Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?
35if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)
36of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say — Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?
37if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;
38and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me [is] the Father, and I in Him.’
39Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,
40and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,
41and many came unto him, and said — ‘John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;’
42and many did believe in him there.
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