Berean Standard Bible
John 10
(Psalm 23:1–6; Ezekiel 34:11–24)
1“TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whoeverὁhoG3588does not enterμὴ εἰσερχόμενος εἰςmē eiserchomenos eisG3361G1525G1519theτῆςtēsG3588sheepfoldτὴν αὐλὴν προβάτωνtēn aulēn probatōnG833G3588G4263byδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588gateθύραςthurasG2374,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235climbs inἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305some other wayἀλλαχόθεν,allachothenG237ἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565,isἐστὶνestinG1510a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812andκαὶkaiG2532a robberλῃστής·lēstēsG3027.
3TheὁhoG3588gatekeeperθυρωρὸςthurōrosG2377opensἀνοίγει,anoigeiG455the gatefor himτούτῳtoutōG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263listen forἀκούει,akoueiG191hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456καὶkaiG2532.He callsφωνεῖphōneiG5455hisτὰtaG3588ownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596nameὄνομαonomaG3686andκαὶkaiG2532leads them outἐξάγει αὐτά.exagei autaG1806G846.
4WhenὅτανhotanG3752he has brought outἐκβάλῃ,ekbalēG1544allπάνταpantaG3956hisτὰtaG3588ownἴδιαidiaG2398,he goes onπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198ahead ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532hisτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263followἀκολουθεῖ,akoloutheiG190himαὐτῷautōG846becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knowG1492hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.
5ButδὲdeG1161they will never followοὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσουσινou mē akolouthēsousinG3756G3361G190a strangerἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245;in factἀλλὰallaG235,they will fleeφεύξονταιpheuxontaiG5343fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ,autouG846becauseὅτιhotiG3754they do not recognizeοὐκoukG3756G1492τῶνtōnG3588hisvoiceἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν.¶allotriōn tēn phōnēnG5456G3588G245.”
6τὴνtēnG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424spokeεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846usingthisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778ὁhoG3588illustrationπαροιμίανparoimianG3942,butδὲdeG1161theyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565did notοὐκoukG3756understandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097whatτίναtinaG5101ἦνēnG1510ἃhaG3739He was tellingἐλάλειelaleiG2980themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.
9IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theἡhēG3588gateθύρα·thuraG2374.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100entersεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525throughδι᾽di᾽G1223MeἐμοῦemouG1473,he will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982καὶkaiG2532.He will come inεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525andκαὶkaiG2532go outἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831andκαὶkaiG2532findεὑρήσει.heurēseiG2147pastureνομὴνnomēnG3542.
10TheὁhoG3588thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756G1487G3361toἵναinaG2443stealκλέψῃklepsēG2813andκαὶkaiG2532killθύσῃthusēG2380andκαὶkaiG2532destroyἀπολέσῃ·apolesēG622.IἐγὼegōG1473have comeἦλθονēlthonG2064thatἵναinaG2443they may haveἔχωσινechōsinG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχωσιν.echōsinG2192itin all its fullnessπερισσὸνperissonG4053.
12καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588hired handμισθωτὸςmisthōtosG3411isὢνōnG1510notοὐκoukG3756theshepherdποιμήν,poimēnG4166, andtheτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263areἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756hisοὗhouG3739ownἴδια,idiaG2398. Whenhe seesθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334theτὸνtonG3588wolfλύκονlukonG3074comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064,heκαὶkaiG2532abandonsἀφίησινaphiēsinG863theτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532runs awayφεύγει,pheugeiG5343.ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588wolfλύκοςlukosG3074pouncesἁρπάζειharpazeiG726on themαὐτὰautaG846andκαὶkaiG2532scattersσκορπίζει.skorpizeiG4650the flock.
16G2532I haveἔχω,echōG2192otherἄλλαallaG243sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263thatἃhaG3739areἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537thisταύτης,tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588foldαὐλῆςaulēsG833.IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163bringἀγαγεῖν,agageinG71them in as wellG2548,andG2532they will listen toἀκούσουσιν,akousousinG191MyG1473τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456.ThenG2532there will beγενήσονταιgenēsontaiG1096oneμίαmiaG1520flockποίμνη,poimnēG4167andoneεἷςheisG1520shepherdποιμήν.poimēnG4166.
18No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762takesαἴρειaireiG142itαὐτὴνautēnG846fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IἐγὼegōG1473lay it downτίθημι αὐτὴνtithēmi autēnG5087G846ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My own accordG1683.I haveἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to lay it downθεῖναι αὐτὴνtheinai autēnG5087G846andκαὶkaiG2532ἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to take it upλαβεῖν αὐτήν·labein autēnG2983G846againπάλινpalinG3825.ThisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588chargeἐντολὴνentolēnG1785I have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844Myἐμαυτοῦ.emautouG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”
21ButothersἄλλοιalloiG243repliedG2036, “TheseταῦταtautaG3778areἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theτὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of a man possessed by a demonδαιμονιζομένου·daimonizomenouG1139.Canμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG3361G1410a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140openἀνοῖξαι;¶anoixaiG455theeyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of the blindτυφλῶνtuphlōnG5185?”
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication
24SoοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453gathered aroundἐκύκλωσανekuklōsanG2944HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532demandedG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “How longἕως πότεhe'ōs poteG2193G4219will You keep us in suspenseτὴν ψυχὴν αἴρεις;tēn psuchēn aireisG142G1473G3588G5590?IfεἰeiG1487YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,tellεἰπὲeipeG2036usG1473plainlyπαρρησίᾳ.¶parrēsiaG3954.”
25“I already toldεἶπονeiponG2036youὑμῖν,huminG4771ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “butκαὶkaiG2532you did not believeοὐ πιστεύετε.ou pisteueteG3756G4100.TheτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ἃhaG3739IG1473doποιῶpoiōG4160inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588MyG1473Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ταῦταtautaG3778testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140on My behalfπερὶperiG4012G1473.
28IG2504giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andG2532they will never perishοὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,ou mē apolōntai eis ton aiōnaG3756G3361G622G1519G3588G165G2532.NoοὐχouchG3756oneτιςtisG5100can snatchἁρπάσειharpaseiG726themαὐτὰautaG846out ofἐκekG1537MyκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473τῆςtēsG3588handχειρόςcheirosG5495.
29MyG1473ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962whoὃhoG3739has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325themto MeG1473isἐστιν,estinG1510greaterμεῖζόνmeizonG3173than allπάντωνpantōnG3956καὶkaiG2532.No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410snatchἁρπάζεινharpazeinG726themout ofἐκekG1537MyτῆςtēsG3588τοῦtouG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962handχειρὸςcheirosG5495.
32ὁhoG3588ButJesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424respondedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “I have shownἔδειξαedeixaG1166youὑμῖνhuminG4771manyπολλὰpollaG4183goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041fromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.ForδιὰdiaG1223whichποῖονpoionG4169of theseαὐτῶν ἔργονautōn ergonG2041G846do you stoneλιθάζετε;¶lithazeteG3034MeG1473?”
33“We are not stoningοὐ λιθάζομένou lithazomenG3756G3034YouG4771forπερὶperiG4012anygoodκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041,”saidἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453αὐτῷautōG846, “butἀλλὰallaG235forπερὶperiG4012blasphemyβλασφημίας,blasphēmiasG988καὶkaiG2532,becauseὅτιhotiG3754YouG4771,who areὢνōnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444,make Yourself out to beποιεῖςpoieisG4160G4572Godθεόν.¶theonG2316.”
35IfεἰeiG1487he calledεἶπενeipenG2036themἐκείνουςekeinousG1565godsθεοὺςtheousG2316toπρὸςprosG4314whomοὓςhousG3739theὁhoG3588wordλόγοςlogosG3056τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316cameἐγένετο,egenetoG1096—andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588Scriptureγραφή,graphēG1124cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410be brokenλυθῆναιluthēnaiG3089—
36then what about the OnewhomὃνhonG3739theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962sanctifiedἡγίασενhēgiasenG37andκαὶkaiG2532sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889?How thenὅτιhotiG3754can youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771accuseλέγετεlegeteG3004Meof blasphemyβλασφημεῖς,blasphēmeisG987forὅτιhotiG3754stating thatεἶπον·eiponG2036I amεἰμι;eimiG1510theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?
38ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160them,even thoughG2579you do not believeμὴ πιστεύητε,mē pisteuēteG3361G4100MeG1473,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100theτοῖςtoisG3588worksἔργοιςergoisG2041themselves,so thatἵναinaG2443you may knowγνῶτεgnōteG1097andG2532understandγινώσκητεginōskēteG1097thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962isinἐνenG1722MeG1473,and IG2504am inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588Fatherπατρί.¶patriG3962.”
John’s Testimony Confirmed
40ThenκαὶkaiG2532JesuswentἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565backπάλινpalinG3825acrossπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446toεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588placeτόπονtoponG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491hadἦνēnG1510τὸtoG3588firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413been baptizingβαπτίζων,baptizōnG907,andκαὶkaiG2532He stayedἔμεινενemeinenG3306thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563.
41καὶkaiG2532ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532saidG2036ὅτιhotiG3754, “AlthoughμὲνmenG3303JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491neverοὐδέν,oudenG3762performedἐποίησενepoiēsenG4160a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592δὲdeG1161,everythingπάνταpantaG3956ὅσαhosaG3745heἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491saidG2036aboutπερὶperiG4012thisτούτουtoutouG3778manwasἦν.ēnG1510trueἀληθῆalēthēG227.”
Commentaries on John 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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