1 ` Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;

“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.

2 a nd he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;

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

3 t o this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;

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

4 a nd when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

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

5 a nd a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

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

6 T his similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;

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

7 J esus said therefore again to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- I am the door of the sheep;

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

8 a ll, as many as 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 did not hear them.

9 I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.

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

10 ` The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have abundantly.

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

11 ` I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;

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

12 a nd the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;

He 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.

13 a nd the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.

He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.

14 ` I am the good shepherd, and I know my, and am known by mine,

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

15 a ccording as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

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

16 a nd other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock -- one shepherd.

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.

17 ` Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

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

18 n o one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

No 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.”

19 T herefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

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

20 a nd many of them said, `He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

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

21 o thers said, `These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'

Others 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

22 A nd the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;

23 a nd Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,

it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon.

24 t he Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, `Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'

The 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.”

25 J esus answered them, `I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;

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

26 b ut ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,

But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.

27 a ccording as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,

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

28 a nd life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish -- to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;

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

29 m y Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;

My 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.

30 I and the Father are one.'

I and the Father are one.”

31 T herefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;

The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.

32 J esus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

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

33 T he Jews answered him, saying, `For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

The 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.”

34 J esus answered them, `Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

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

35 i f them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)

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

36 o f him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?

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 do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

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

38 a nd if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me the Father, and I in Him.'

but 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.”

39 T herefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.

40 a nd went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,

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

41 a nd many came unto him, and said -- `John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;'

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

42 a nd many did believe in him there.

Many believed in Him there.