Joh 10 | ABEn | STEP | Amen, amen, I say to you, The one not entering through the door into the courtyard of the sheep, but ascending from elsewhere, that one is a thief and robber.

John 10

CHAPTER 10 The Good Shepherd

1 Amen, amen, I say to you, The one not entering through the door into the courtyard of the sheep, but ascending from elsewhere, that one is a thief and robber. 2 But the one entering through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To this one the doorkeeper opens; and the sheep [²his voice ¹hear]; and his own sheep he calls by name, and leads them out. 4 And whenever his own sheep should come forth, [²in front of ³them ¹he goes], and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice. 5 But a stranger in no way shall they follow, but they shall flee from him; for they do not know the stranger's voice. 6 This proverb [²spoke ³to them ¹Jesus]; but those did not know what it was which he spoke to them. 7 [²said ³then ⁴again ⁵to them ¹Jesus], Amen, amen, I say to you that, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All as many as came are thieves and robbers; but [³did not ⁴hear ⁵them ¹the ²sheep]. 9 I am the door; through me if anyone should enter, he shall be delivered, and shall enter and shall go forth, and [²pasture ¹shall find]. 10 The thief comes not, except that he should steal, and should sacrifice, and should destroy; I came that [²life ¹one should have], and [²extra ¹should have]. 11 I am the [²shepherd ¹good]. The [²shepherd ¹good] [²his life ¹renders] for the sheep. 12 [²the ³hireling ¹But] (and not being the shepherd,) of which [²are not ¹sheep] his own, views the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep, and flees; and the wolf seizes them by force, and disperses the sheep. 13 And the hireling flees, for he is a hireling, and there is no care to him concerning the sheep. 14 I am the [²shepherd ¹good], and I know the ones mine, and I am known by the ones of mine. 15 As [³knows ⁴me ¹the ²father], I also know the father; and my life I place for the sheep. 16 And other sheep I have which are not of this yard; and those it is necessary for me to lead, and [²my voice ¹they shall hear]; and there shall be one flock, one shepherd. 17 On account of this the father loves me, for I place my life, that again I should take it. 18 No one takes it from me, but I place it of myself. [²authority ¹I have] to place it, and [²authority ¹I have] again to take it. This commandment I received from my father. 19 Then a split again took place among the Jews on account of these words. 20 [⁵said ¹And ²many ³of ⁴them], [²a demon ¹He has], and is maniacal; why listen to him? 21 Others said, These sayings are not of one being demon-possessed. Is a demon able [³of blind ones ²eyes ¹to open]?

Jesus at the Feast of Rededication

22 And took place the holiday of rededication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus was walking in the temple, in the stoa of Solomon. 24 [⁴encircled ¹Then ⁵him ²the ³Jews], and said to him, For how long [²our soul ¹do you carry]? If you are the Christ, tell us in an open manner! 25 [²answered ³them ¹Jesus], I told to you, and you believe not. The works which I do in the name of my father, these testify concerning me. 26 But you believe not, [³not ¹for ²you are] of [²sheep ¹my], as I said to you. 27 [²sheep ¹My ⁴my voice ³hear], and I know them, and they follow me. 28 And I [⁴life ³eternal ¹give ²to them], and in no way shall they perish into the eon; and not shall any seize them by force from out of my hand. 29 My father, who has given to me, [²greater than ³of all ¹is]; and no one is able to seize them by force from out of the hand of my father. 30 I and the father -- we are one.

Jesus Accused of Blasphemy

31 [⁵bore ¹Then ²again ⁶stones ³the ⁴Jews] that they should stone him. 32 [²responded ³to them ¹Jesus], Many good works I showed to you from my father; for what work of them do you stone me? 33 [³answered ⁴to him ¹The ²Jews], saying, Concerning a good work we do not stone you; but concerning blasphemy, and that you, being a man, make yourself God. 34 [²responded ³to them ¹Jesus], Is it not written in your law, I said, You are gods? 35 If those he said of gods, to whom the word of God came, (and [³is not ⁴able ⁵to be untied ¹the ²scripture]), 36 the one whom the father sanctified and sent into the world, you say that, You blaspheme; for I said, [²the son ³of God ¹I am]? 37 If I do not do the works of my father, do not believe me! 38 But if I do, and if [³me ¹you should not ²believe], [²the ³works ¹believe]; that you should know, and should believe, that [³is in ⁴me ¹the ²father], and I in him! 39 They sought then again to lay hold of him; and he went forth from out of their hand. 40 And he went forth again on the other side of the Jordan, unto the place where John was first immersing; and he stayed there. 41 And many came to him, and said that, John indeed [³sign ¹did ²no]; but all as much as John said concerning this one was true. 42 And [²believed ¹many] there in him.