1Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004untoyou,HethatenterethnotbythedoorθύραςthurasG2374intothefoldαὐλὴνaulēnG833ofthesheepπροβάτωνprobatōnG4263,butclimbethupsomeotherway,thesameisG1510athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812andarobberλῃστής·lēstēsG3027. 2ButhethatenterethinbythedoorθύραςthurasG2374isG1510theshepherdποιμήνpoimēnG4166ofthesheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263. 3Tohimtheporter openeth;andthesheepπρόβαταprobataG4263hearG191hisvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456:andhecallethhisownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263bynameὄνομαonomaG3686,andleadeththemout. 4WhenὅτανhotanG3752hehathputG1544forthallhisownἴδιαidiaG2398,hegoethbeforethem,andthesheepπρόβαταprobataG4263followἀκολουθεῖ,akoloutheiG190him:fortheyknowhisvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456. 5AndastrangerG245willtheynotfollowἀκολουθήσουσινakolouthēsousinG190,butwillfleeφεύξονταιpheuxontaiG5343fromhim:fortheyknownotthevoiceφωνήν.¶phōnēnG5456ofstrangersG245. 6ThisparablespakeJesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424untothem:buttheyunderstoodG1097notwhatthingsG3778theywereG1510whichhespake untothem. 10ThethiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comethnot,butthathemaystealκλέψῃklepsēG2813,andkillθύσῃthusēG2380,anddestroyἀπολέσῃ·apolesēG622:IcameG2064thattheymayhavelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andmayhaveitabundantly. 12HethatisG1510ahireling,andnotashepherdποιμήν,poimēnG4166,whoseownἴδια,idiaG2398thesheepπρόβαταprobataG4263areG1510not, beholdeththewolfλύκονlukonG3074comingG2064,andleaveththesheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,andfleeth,andthewolfλύκοςlukosG3074snatcheththem,andscattereththem: 13hefleethbecauseheisG1510ahireling,andcarethnotforthesheepπροβάτων.¶probatōnG4263. 14IamG1510thegoodκαλὸςkalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166;andIknowγινώσκωginōskōG1097mineown,andmineownknowγινώσκουσίνginōskousinG1097me, 17ThereforedoththeFatherπατὴρpatērG3962loveG25me,becauseIlaydownτίθημιtithēmiG5087mylifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590,thatImaytakeλάβωlabōG2983itagainπάλινpalinG3825. 19TherearoseG1096adivisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978againπάλινpalinG3825amongtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453becauseofthesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056. 22AnditwasG1510thefeastofthededicationatJerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414: 23itwaswinter;andJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424waswalkingπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043inthetempleinSolomon’sporch. 24TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeοὖνounG3767cameroundabouthim,andsaidἔλεγονelegonG3004untohim,Howlongdost thou holdusinsuspense?Ifthou arttheChristχριστός,christosG5547,tellG3004usplainlyπαρρησίᾳ.¶parrēsiaG3954. 25JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them,ItoldG3004you,andyebelieveπιστεύετε.pisteueteG4100not:theworksἔργαergaG2041thatIdoinmyFather’snameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,thesebearwitnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140ofme. 26Butyebelieveπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100not,becauseyeareG1510notofmysheepπροβάτωνprobatōnG4263. 27MysheepπρόβαταprobataG4263hearG191myvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,andIknowγινώσκωginōskōG1097them,andtheyfollowἀκολουθοῦσίνakolouthousinG190me: 28andIgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325untothemeternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222;andtheyshallneverperishἀπόλωνταιapolōntaiG622,andnooneG5100shallsnatchG726themoutofmyhandχειρόςcheirosG5495. 32JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,ManyπολλὰpollaG4183goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041haveIshowedG1166youfromtheFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962;forwhichofthoseworksἔργονergonG2041doyestoneλιθάζετε;¶lithazeteG3034me? 33TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611him,ForagoodκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041westoneλιθάζομένlithazomenG3034theenot,butforblasphemyβλασφημίας,blasphēmiasG988;andbecausethatthou,beingὢνōnG1510amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444, makest thyselfGodθεόν.¶theonG2316. 37IfIdonottheworksἔργαergaG2041ofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,believeπιστεύετέpisteueteG4100menot. 38ButifIdothem,thoughyebelieveπιστεύητε,pisteuēteG4100notme,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100theworksἔργοιςergoisG2041:thatyemayknowγνῶτεgnōteG1097andunderstandγινώσκητεginōskēteG1097thattheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962isinme,andIintheFatherπατρί.¶patriG3962. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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