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;

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

But he who enters by the door is the 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;

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

Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for 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;

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

7 J esus said therefore again to them, `Verily, verily, I say to 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, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;

All who ever 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 by 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 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 his life layeth down for the sheep;

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives 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;

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

The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care 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 sheep, and am known by My own.

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

As the Father knows Me, even so 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.

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

“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life 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 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 T herefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

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

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

And many of them said, “He has a demon and is mad. 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 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 A nd the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

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

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

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

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.'

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 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, they bear witness 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, as I said to you.

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 them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone 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 My Father’s hand.

30 I and the Father are one.'

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

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

Then the Jews took 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, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone 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, 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 answered them, `Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

Jesus answered them, “Is it not 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, 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 herefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

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

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 baptizing at first, and there He stayed.

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;'

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

42 a nd many did believe in him there.

And many believed in Him there.