Berean Standard Bible

John 10:1-30

1“TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,whoeverὁhoG3588does not enterμὴ εἰσερχόμενος εἰςmē eiserchomenos eisG3361 G1525 G1519theτῆςtēsG3588sheepfoldτὴν αὐλὴν προβάτωνtēn aulēn probatōnG833 G3588 G4263byδιὰdiaG1223theτῶνtōnG3588gateθύραςthurasG2374,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235climbs inἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305some other wayἀλλαχόθεν,allachothenG237ἐκεῖνοςekeinosG1565,isἐστὶνestinG1510a thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812andκαὶkaiG2532a robberλῃστής·lēstēsG3027.

2ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588one whoentersεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525byδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588gateθύραςthurasG2374isἐστινestinG1510theshepherdποιμήνpoimēnG4166of theτῶνtōnG3588sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

3TheὁhoG3588gatekeeperθυρωρὸςthurōrosG2377opensἀνοίγει,anoigeiG455the gatefor himτούτῳtoutōG3778,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263listen forἀκούει,akoueiG191hisαὐτοῦautouG846τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456καὶkaiG2532.He callsφωνεῖphōneiG5455hisτὰtaG3588ownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596nameὄνομαonomaG3686andκαὶkaiG2532leads them outἐξάγει αὐτά.exagei autaG1806 G846.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752he has brought outἐκβάλῃ,ekbalēG1544allπάνταpantaG3956hisτὰtaG3588ownἴδιαidiaG2398,he goes onπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198ahead ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532hisτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263followἀκολουθεῖ,akoloutheiG190himαὐτῷautōG846becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knowG1492hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὴνtēnG3588voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.

5ButδὲdeG1161they will never followοὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσουσινou mē akolouthēsousinG3756 G3361 G190a strangerἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245;in factἀλλὰallaG235,they will fleeφεύξονταιpheuxontaiG5343fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575himαὐτοῦ,autouG846becauseὅτιhotiG3754they do not recognizeοὐκoukG3756 G1492τῶνtōnG3588hisvoiceἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν.¶allotriōn tēn phōnēnG5456 G3588 G245.”

6τὴνtēnG3588JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424spokeεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖςautoisG846usingthisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778ὁhoG3588illustrationπαροιμίανparoimianG3942,butδὲdeG1161theyἐκεῖνοιekeinoiG1565did notοὐκoukG3756understandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097whatτίναtinaG5101ἦνēnG1510ἃhaG3739He was tellingἐλάλειelaleiG2980themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846.

7SoοὖνounG3767ὁhoG3588HeἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidΕἶπενEipenG2036to themG846againπάλινpalinG3825, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theἡhēG3588gateθύραthuraG2374for theτῶνtōnG3588sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

8AllπάντεςpantesG3956whoὅσοιhosoiG3745cameἦλθονēlthonG2064beforeπρὸproG4253Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473wereεἰσὶνeisinG1510thievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812andκαὶkaiG2532robbersλῃσταί·lēstaiG3027,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβατα.probataG4263did not listen toοὐκ ἤκουσανouk ēkousanG3756 G191themαὐτῶνautōnG846.

9IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theἡhēG3588gateθύρα·thuraG2374.IfἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100entersεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525throughδι᾽di᾽G1223MeἐμοῦemouG1473,he will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982καὶkaiG2532.He will come inεἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaiG1525andκαὶkaiG2532go outἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiG1831andκαὶkaiG2532findεὑρήσει.heurēseiG2147pastureνομὴνnomēnG3542.

10TheὁhoG3588thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756 G1487 G3361toἵναinaG2443stealκλέψῃklepsēG2813andκαὶkaiG2532killθύσῃthusēG2380andκαὶkaiG2532destroyἀπολέσῃ·apolesēG622.IἐγὼegōG1473have comeἦλθονēlthonG2064thatἵναinaG2443they may haveἔχωσινechōsinG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532haveἔχωσιν.echōsinG2192itin all its fullnessπερισσὸνperissonG4053.

11IἐγώegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588goodκαλός·kalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166.TheὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588goodκαλὸςkalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166lays downτίθησινtithēsinG5087HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτῶνtōnG3588sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

12καὶkaiG2532TheὁhoG3588hired handμισθωτὸςmisthōtosG3411isὢνōnG1510notοὐκoukG3756theshepherdποιμήν,poimēnG4166, andtheτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263areἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756hisοὗhouG3739ownἴδια,idiaG2398. Whenhe seesθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334theτὸνtonG3588wolfλύκονlukonG3074comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064,heκαὶkaiG2532abandonsἀφίησινaphiēsinG863theτὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263andκαὶkaiG2532runs awayφεύγει,pheugeiG5343.ThenκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588wolfλύκοςlukosG3074pouncesἁρπάζειharpazeiG726on themαὐτὰautaG846andκαὶkaiG2532scattersσκορπίζει.skorpizeiG4650the flock.

13The man runs awaybecauseὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστινestinG1510a hired servantμισθωτόςmisthōtosG3411andκαὶkaiG2532is unconcernedοὐ μέλει αὐτῷou melei autōG3756 G3199 G846forπερὶperiG4012theτῶνtōnG3588sheepπροβάτων.¶probatōnG4263.

14IG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510theὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588goodκαλὸςkalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166καὶkaiG2532.I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097τὰtaG3588MyG1699sheepandκαὶkaiG2532MyτὰtaG3588 G1699sheepknowγινώσκουσίνginōskousinG1097MeG1473,

15just asκαθὼςkathōsG2531theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097MeG1473and IG2504knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097theτὸνtonG3588Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962.AndG2532I lay downτίθημιtithēmiG5087MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590forὑπὲρhuperG5228theτῶνtōnG3588sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

16G2532I haveἔχω,echōG2192otherἄλλαallaG243sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263thatἃhaG3739areἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756ofἐκekG1537thisταύτης,tautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588foldαὐλῆςaulēsG833.IG1473mustδεῖdeiG1163bringἀγαγεῖν,agageinG71them in as wellG2548,andG2532they will listen toἀκούσουσιν,akousousinG191MyG1473τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456.ThenG2532there will beγενήσονταιgenēsontaiG1096oneμίαmiaG1520flockποίμνη,poimnēG4167andoneεἷςheisG1520shepherdποιμήν.poimēnG4166.

17The reasonδιὰ τοῦτόdia toutoG1223 G3778theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25MeG1473isthatὅτιhotiG3754IG1473lay downτίθημιtithēmiG5087MyG1473τὴνtēnG3588lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590in orderἵναinaG2443to take it upλάβω αὐτήν.labō autēnG2983 G846againπάλινpalinG3825.

18No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762takesαἴρειaireiG142itαὐτὴνautēnG846fromἀπ᾽ap᾽G575Meἐμοῦ,emouG1473,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235IἐγὼegōG1473lay it downτίθημι αὐτὴνtithēmi autēnG5087 G846ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575My own accordG1683.I haveἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to lay it downθεῖναι αὐτὴνtheinai autēnG5087 G846andκαὶkaiG2532ἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to take it upλαβεῖν αὐτήν·labein autēnG2983 G846againπάλινpalinG3825.ThisταύτηνtautēnG3778τὴνtēnG3588chargeἐντολὴνentolēnG1785I have receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983fromπαρὰparaG3844Myἐμαυτοῦ.emautouG1473τοῦtouG3588FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”

19AgainπάλινpalinG3825there wasἐγένετοegenetoG1096divisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453because ofδιὰdiaG1223Jesusτούτους.toutousG3778τοὺςtousG3588’messageλόγουςlogousG3056.

20δὲdeG1161ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183ofἐξexG1537themαὐτῶν·autōnG846saidG2036, “He isἔχειecheiG2192demon-possessedδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140andκαὶkaiG2532insaneμαίνεται·mainetaiG3105.WhyτίtiG5101would you listen toἀκούετε;akoueteG191HimαὐτοῦautouG846?”

21ButothersἄλλοιalloiG243repliedG2036, “TheseταῦταtautaG3778areἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756theτὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of a man possessed by a demonδαιμονιζομένου·daimonizomenouG1139.Canμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG3361 G1410a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140openἀνοῖξαι;¶anoixaiG455theeyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of the blindτυφλῶνtuphlōnG5185?”

22At that timeτότεtoteG5119theτὰtaG3588Feast of DedicationἐγκαίνιαegkainiaG1456took placeἘγένετοEgenetoG1096inἐνenG1722τοῖςtoisG3588JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414.It wasἦν,ēnG1510winterχειμὼνcheimōnG5494,

23andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424was walkingπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043inἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588templeἱερῷhi'erōG2411courtsinἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588Solomon’sτοῦ Σολομῶνος.tou SolomōnosG3588 G4672ColonnadeστοᾷstoaG4745.

24SoοὖνounG3767theοἱhoiG3588JewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453gathered aroundἐκύκλωσανekuklōsanG2944HimαὐτὸνautonG846andκαὶkaiG2532demandedG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “How longἕως πότεhe'ōs poteG2193 G4219will You keep us in suspenseτὴν ψυχὴν αἴρεις;tēn psuchēn aireisG142 G1473 G3588 G5590?IfεἰeiG1487YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,tellεἰπὲeipeG2036usG1473plainlyπαρρησίᾳ.¶parrēsiaG3954.”

25“I already toldεἶπονeiponG2036youὑμῖν,huminG4771ὁhoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611αὐτοῖςautoisG846, “butκαὶkaiG2532you did not believeοὐ πιστεύετε.ou pisteueteG3756 G4100.TheτὰtaG3588worksἔργαergaG2041ἃhaG3739IG1473doποιῶpoiōG4160inἐνenG1722τῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588MyG1473Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686ταῦταtautaG3778testifyμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140on My behalfπερὶperiG4012 G1473.

26Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235becauseὅτιhotiG3754you areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐouG3756ἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588MyG1699τῶνtōnG3588sheepπροβάτωνprobatōnG4263,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771refuseοὐκoukG3756to believeπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100.

27τὰtaG3588MyG1699τὰtaG3588sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263listen toἀκούουσιν,akouousinG191MyἐμὰemaG1473τῆςtēsG3588voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456;IG2504knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097themαὐτά,autaG846,andG2532they followἀκολουθοῦσίνakolouthousinG190MeκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473.

28IG2504giveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325themαὐτοῖςautoisG846eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andG2532they will never perishοὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,ou mē apolōntai eis ton aiōnaG3756 G3361 G622 G1519 G3588 G165G2532.NoοὐχouchG3756oneτιςtisG5100can snatchἁρπάσειharpaseiG726themαὐτὰautaG846out ofἐκekG1537MyκἀγὼkagōkaiG1473τῆςtēsG3588handχειρόςcheirosG5495.

29MyG1473ὁhoG3588FatherπατήρpatērG3962whoὃhoG3739has givenδέδωκένdedōkenG1325themto MeG1473isἐστιν,estinG1510greaterμεῖζόνmeizonG3173than allπάντωνpantōnG3956καὶkaiG2532.No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410snatchἁρπάζεινharpazeinG726themout ofἐκekG1537MyτῆςtēsG3588τοῦtouG3588Father’sπατρόςpatrosG3962handχειρὸςcheirosG5495.

30IἐγὼegōG1473andκαὶkaiG2532theὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962areἐσμεν.¶esmenG1510oneἕνhenG1520.”

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