1 “ Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

2 B ut he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.

But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 T o him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

4 W hen he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

5 A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”

They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”

6 T his figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

7 S o Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.

8 A ll who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.

10 T he thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

11 “ I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

12 H e who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.

He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.

13 H e flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.

The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn’t care for the sheep.

14 I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,

I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;

15 e ven as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

16 I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

17 F or this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.

Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

18 N o one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.”

19 A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.

20 M any of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”

Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”

21 O thers were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?” Jesus Asserts His Deity

Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

22 A t that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.

23 i t was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon.

It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.

24 T he Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

25 J esus answered them, “ I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me.

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.

26 B ut you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.

But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.

27 M y sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

28 a nd I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

29 M y Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

30 I and the Father are one.”

I and the Father are one.”

31 T he Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.

Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.

32 J esus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”

Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”

33 T he Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God.”

The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God.”

34 J esus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘ I said, you are gods ’?

Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’

35 I f he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),

36 d o you say of Him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘ I am the Son of God’?

do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’

37 I f I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.

38 b ut if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”

But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”

39 T herefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.

They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

40 A nd He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

41 M any came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true.”

Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”

42 M any believed in Him there.

Many believed in him there.