John 10
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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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1“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber; 2#Mk 6.34. but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6#Jn 16.25. This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8#Jer 23.1; Ezek 34.2. All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them. 9I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 11#Is 40.11; Ezek 34.11-16; Heb 13.20; 1 Pet 5.4; Rev 7.17; 1 Jn 3.16; Jn 15.13. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, 15#Mt 11.27. as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16#Is 56.8; Jn 11.52; 17.20; Eph 2.13-18; 1 Pet 2.25. And I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd. 17For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18#Jn 14.31; 15.10; Phil 2.8; Heb 5.8. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father.”
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Jn 7.43; 9.16. There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. 20#Jn 7.20; 8.48; Mt 11.18. Many of them said, “He has a demon, and he is mad; why listen to him?” 21#Jn 9.32; Ex 4.11. Others said, “These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
22It was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem; 23#Acts 3.11; 5.12. it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24So the Jews gathered round him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” 25#Jn 5.36; 10.38. Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness to me; 26#Jn 8.47. but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; 28#Jn 17.2; 1 Jn 2.25. and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29My Father, who has given them to me,#10.29 Other ancient authorities read What my Father has given to me is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30#Jn 17.21. I and the Father are one.”
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Jn 8.59; 11.8. The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these do you stone me?” 33#Lev 24.16; Mk 14.64. The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 34#Jn 8.17; Ps 82.6. Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’? 35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came (and scripture cannot be broken), 36do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; 38but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39#Jn 7.30; 8.59; Lk 4.30. Again they tried to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.
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Jn 1.28. He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John at first baptized, and there he remained. 41And many came to him; and they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” 42#Jn 7.31; 11.45. And many believed in him there.
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