John 10
1“Amen, amen, I say to you, he who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up by another way, he 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, and he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.
4And when he has sent out his sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5But they do not follow a stranger; instead they flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
6Jesus spoke this proverb to them. But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7Therefore, Jesus spoke to them again: “Amen, amen, I say to you, that I am the door of the sheep.
8All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers, and the sheep did not listen to them.
9I am the door. If anyone has entered through me, he will be saved. And he shall go in and go out, and he shall find pastures.
10The thief does not come, except so that he may steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come so that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.
11I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives his life for his sheep.
12But the hired hand, and whoever is not a shepherd, to whom the sheep do not belong, he sees the wolf approaching, and he departs from the sheep and flees. And the wolf ravages and scatters the sheep.
13And the hired hand flees, because he is a hired hand and there is no concern for the sheep within him.
14I am the good Shepherd, and 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 my sheep.
16And I have other sheep that are not of this fold, and I must lead them. They shall hear my voice, and there shall be one sheepfold and one shepherd.
17For 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. Instead, I lay it down of my own accord. And I have the power to lay it down. And I have the power to take it up again. This is the commandment that I have received from my Father.”
19A dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
20Then many of them were saying: “He has a demon or he is insane. Why do you listen him?”
21Others were saying: “These are not the words of someone who has a demon. How would a demon be able to open the eyes of the blind?”
22Now it was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem, and it was winter.
23And Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon.
24And so the Jews surrounded him and said to him: “How long will you hold our souls in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25Jesus answered them: “I speak to you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in the name of my Father, these offer testimony about 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 eternal life, and they shall not perish, for eternity. And no one shall seize them from my hand.
29What my Father gave to me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize from the hand of my Father.
30I and the Father are one.”
31Therefore, the Jews took up stones, in order to stone him.
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 do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy and because, though you are a man, you make yourself God.”
34Jesus responded to them: “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said: you are gods?’
35If he called those to whom the word of God was given gods, and Scripture cannot be broken,
36why do you say, about him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You have blasphemed,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’
37If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe in me.
38But if I do them, even if you are not willing to believe in me, believe the works, so that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.”
39Therefore, they sought to apprehend him, but he escaped from their hands.
40And he went again across the Jordan, to that place where John first was baptizing. And he lodged there.
41And many went out to him. And they were saying: “Indeed, John accomplished no signs.
42But all things whatsoever that John said about this man were true.” And many believed in him.
1Verily, 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?
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.