[John 10]

 

             ^10:1 Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you^°, He who does not enter in through the door into the sheep’s pen, but goes-up elsewhere, that man is a thief and a robber. ^10:2 But the one entering through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ^10:3 The doorkeeper opens to this one, and the sheep hear his voice and he calls his own sheep according-to their name and leads them out. ^10:4 And whenever he casts forth his own sheep {i.e., lets them out to the field}, he travels before them and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. ^10:5 But they should never follow another man, but will be fleeing from him, because they do not know the voice of others. ^10:6 (Jesus spoke this metaphor to them, but those men did not know what it was which he was speaking to them.)

 

             ^10:7 Therefore, Jesus said again to them, Assuredly, assuredly, I am saying to you^°, I am the door of the sheep. ^10:8 All, as many as came before are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. ^10:9 I am the door; if anyone enters through me, he will be saved and will enter and will go forth and will find pasture. ^10:10 The thief does not come, except that^* he may steal, and may sacrifice and may destroy them. I came in-order-that they may have life and may have it even-more. ^10:11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life on behalf of the sheep. ^10:12 But the hired-hand and who is not the shepherd, whose sheep are not his own, views the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees and the wolf seizes them and scatters the sheep. ^10:13 Now the hired-hand flees because he is a hired-hand and he himself does not care concerning the sheep. ^10:14 I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep and I am known by sheep of mine, ^10:15 just-as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life on behalf of the sheep. ^10:16 And I have other sheep, which are not out-of this pen; it is also essential for me to lead those and they will be hearing my voice and there will become one flock, one shepherd. ^10:17 Because of this, the Father loves^* me, because I lay down my life in-order-that I may again take it. ^10:18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down away from myself. I have authority to lay it down and I have authority to take it up again. I received this commandment from my Father.

             ^10:19 Therefore, a split again happened among the Jews because of these words. ^10:20 And many out-of them were saying, He has a demon and is insane; why are you^° listening to him?

             ^10:21 Others were saying, These things are not the words of one being demon-possessed. A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, is it?

 

             {Joh 10:22-42; Jerusalem and beyond Jordan; no parallel.}

             ^10:22 Now it happened to be Hanukkah in Jerusalem and it was winter, ^10:23 and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon’s porch. ^10:24 Therefore, the Jews surrounded him and were saying to him, Until when, are you lifting our soul {i.e., keeping us in suspence}: tell us frankly, if you are the Christ?

             ^10:25 Jesus answered them, I spoke to you^° and you^° do not believe. The works which I am doing^* in my Father’s name, these are testifying concerning me. ^10:26 But you^° do not believe, for^* you^° are not from my sheep just-as I said to you^°. ^10:27 My sheep hear my voice and I know them and they are following me, ^10:28 and I give to them everlasting life, and they themselves should never perish forever and not anyone will be seizing them from my hand. ^10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, he is greater than all, and no one is able to seize them out-of my Father’s hand. ^10:30 I and the Father are one. ^10:31 Therefore, the Jews were bearing stones again in-order-that they might stone him. ^10:32 Jesus answered them, I showed you^° many good works from my Father, because of what work from them do you^° stone me?

             ^10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, We do not stone you concerning a good work, but concerning blasphemy, and because you being a man, are making^* yourself God.

             ^10:34 Jesus answered them, Has it not been written in your^° law, that I said, You^° are gods? {Psa 82:6} ^10:35 If he called^* those men gods, to whom the word of God came^* (and the Scripture is not able to be torn-down), ^10:36 do you^° say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, You^° blaspheme, because I said, I am the Son of God? ^10:37 If I am not doing^* the works of my Father, then do^° not believe in me. ^10:38 But if I am doing^* them, even if you^° do^° not believe in me, believe^° in the works; in-order-that you^° may know and may believe that the Father is in me and I am in him. ^10:39 Therefore, they were again seeking to arrest him and he went forth out-of their hand.

 

             ^10:40 And he went away again on the other-side of the Jordan into the place where John was first immersing^*, and he remained there. ^10:41 And many came to him and they were saying, John indeed did^* no sign, but all things, as many things as John spoke concerning this one were true^*. ^10:42 And many believed into him there.