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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John 10
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The Parable of the Shepherd
1“Truly, truly I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. 2But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. # Jn 10:14 3To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out. # Jn 10:4, 16 4When he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5Yet they will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him. For they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. # Jn 10:1 8All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, # Eze 34:2; Jn 10:1 but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the door. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved # Jn 14:6 and will go in and out and find pasture. 10The thief does not come, except to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, # Jn 6:33; Heb 7:25 and that they may have it more abundantly.
11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. # Isa 40:11; Eze 34:23; Heb 13:20 12But he who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, # Eze 34:2–6; Zec 11:16–17 who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and runs away. So the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13The hired hand runs away because he is a hired hand, and does not care about the sheep.
14“I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and am known by My own. # Jn 10:27 15Even as the Father knows Me, so I know the Father. # Mt 11:27 And I lay down My life for the sheep. # Isa 53:10; Jn 10:11 16I have other sheep who are not of this fold. I must also bring them, # Isa 56:8; Jn 11:52 and they will hear My voice. There will be one flock and one shepherd. 17Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it up again. # Jn 10:11; Heb 2:9 18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I received this command from My Father.” # Jn 14:31; 15:10
19Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings. # Jn 9:16 20Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane. # Mk 3:21; Jn 7:20 Why do you listen to Him?”
21Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” # Ex 4:11; Ps 146:8
Jesus Rejected by the Jews
22The Feast of the Dedication # 10:22 Or Hanukkah. was at Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s Porch. # Ac 3:11; 5:12 24Then the Jews surrounded Him, saying, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” # Jn 1:19
25Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you did not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name bear witness of Me. # Jn 10:38 26But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you. # Jn 8:47 27My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. # Jn 10:14, 16 28I give them eternal life. They shall never perish, nor shall anyone snatch them from My hand. # Jn 6:37, 39–40 29My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. # Jn 14:28; 17:2 No one is able to snatch them from My Father’s hand. 30My Father and I are one.” # Mt 11:27; Jn 14:9
31Again the Jews took up stones to stone Him. # Jn 8:59 32Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33The Jews answered Him, “We are not stoning You for a good work, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, claim to be God.” # Lev 24:16; Jn 5:18; 10:30
34Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” # Ps 82:6 # 10:34 Ps 82:6. ’? 35If He called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came, and the Scripture cannot be broken, 36do you say of Him, whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, # Jn 3:17 ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37If I am not doing the works of My Father, do not believe Me. # Jn 10:25; 15:24 38But if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” # Jn 10:30; 14:20 39Again they tried to seize Him, but He escaped from their hands. # Jn 7:30; 8:59
40Then He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, # Jn 1:28 and He remained there. 41Many came to Him and said, “John did no sign. But everything that John said about this Man was true.” # Jn 1:29–30, 33–34 42And many believed in Him there. # Jn 7:31
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