1 “ For sure, I tell you, the man who goes into the sheep-pen some other way than through the door is one who steals and robs.

“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

2 T he shepherd of the sheep goes in through the door.

But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 T he one who watches the door opens it for him. The sheep listen to the voice of the shepherd. He calls his own sheep by name and he leads them out.

To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

4 W hen the shepherd walks ahead of them, they follow him because they know his voice.

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

5 T hey will not follow someone they do not know because they do not know his voice. They will run away from him.”

Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

6 J esus told this picture-story to them. Yet they did not understand what He said. Jesus Is the Door

Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them. Jesus the Good Shepherd

7 A gain Jesus said to them, “For sure, I tell you, I am the Door of the sheep.

Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

8 A ll others who came ahead of Me are men who steal and rob. The sheep did not obey them.

All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

9 I am the Door. Anyone who goes in through Me will be saved from the punishment of sin. He will go in and out and find food.

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

10 T he robber comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I came so they might have life, a great full life. Jesus Teaches about the Good Shepherd

The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

11 “ I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.

12 O ne who is hired to watch the sheep is not the shepherd. He does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep. He runs away while the wolf gets the sheep and makes them run everywhere.

But a hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them.

13 T he hired man runs away because he is hired. He does not care about the sheep.

The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.

14 “ I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me.

I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.

15 I know My Father as My Father knows Me. I give My life for the sheep.

As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

16 I have other sheep which are not from this sheep-pen. I must bring them also. They will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock with one shepherd.

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

17 “ For this reason My Father loves Me. It is because I give My life that I might take it back again.

“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.

18 N o one takes my life from Me. I give it by Myself. I have the right and the power to take it back again. My Father has given Me this right and power.”

No one takes 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 command I have received from My Father.”

19 B ecause of what He said, the Jews did not agree in their thinking.

Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings.

20 M any of them said, “He has a demon and is crazy. Why listen to Him?”

And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. Why do you listen to Him?”

21 O thers said, “A man who has a demon does not talk this way. Can a demon open the eyes of a blind man?” Jesus Tells Who He Is

Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” The Shepherd Knows His Sheep

22 I t was time for the religious gathering of remembering how the house of God was opened in Jerusalem.

Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.

23 I t was winter and Jesus was there. He was walking in Solomon’s porch in the house of God.

And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.

24 T he Jews gathered around Him. They said, “How long are You going to keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us.”

Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

25 J esus answered, “I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name speak of Me.

Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me.

26 Y ou do not believe because you are not My sheep.

But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.

27 M y sheep hear My voice and I know them. They follow Me.

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

28 I give them life that lasts forever. They will never be punished. No one is able to take them out of My hand.

And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

29 M y Father Who gave them to Me is greater than all. No one is able to take them out of My Father’s hand.

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

30 M y Father and I are one!” Jesus Talks to Angry Men

I and My Father are one.” Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus

31 A gain the Jews picked up stones to throw at Him.

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.

32 J esus said to them, “Many good things have I shown you from My Father. For which of these things are you going to throw stones at Me?”

Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”

33 T hey said, “We are not going to throw stones at You for any good work. It is because of the way You talk against God. It is because You make Yourself to be God when You are only a man.”

The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”

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

Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?

35 T he Holy Writings were given to them and God called them gods. (The Word of God cannot be put aside.)

If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),

36 B ut God has set Me apart for Himself. He sent Me into the world. Then how can you say that I am speaking against God because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

do 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’?

37 I f I am not doing the works of My Father, do not believe Me.

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

38 B ut if I do them, even if you do not believe Me, believe the works that I do. Then you will know the Father is in Me and I am in Him.”

but if I do, though you do not believe Me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.”

39 T hey tried again to take Him but He got out of their hands. Jesus Goes to the Other Side of the Jordan River

Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand. The Believers Beyond Jordan

40 J esus went away to the other side of the Jordan River to the place where John was baptizing people. Jesus stayed there.

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

41 M any people came to Him and said, “John did no powerful work, but what John said about this Man is true.”

Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”

42 M any people put their trust in Jesus there.

And many believed in Him there.