John 10

(Psalm 23:1–6; Ezekiel 34:11–24)

1“TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, whoeverG3588 does not enterG3361G1525G1519 theG3588 sheepfoldG833G3588G4263 byG1223 theG3588 gateG2374, butG235 climbs inG305 some other wayG237, isG1510 a thiefG2812 andG2532 a robberG3027. 2ButG1161 theG3588 one who entersG1525 byG1223 theG3588 gateG2374 isG1510 the shepherdG4166 of theG3588 sheepG4263. 3TheG3588 gatekeeperG2377 opensG455 the gate for himG3778, andG2532 theG3588 sheepG4263 listen forG191 hisG846 voiceG5456. He callsG5455 his ownG2398 sheepG4263 byG2596 nameG3686 andG2532 leads them outG1806G846.

4WhenG3752 he has brought outG1544 allG3956 his ownG2398, he goes onG4198 ahead ofG1715 themG846, andG2532 his sheepG4263 followG190 himG846 becauseG3754 they knowG1492 hisG846 voiceG5456. 5ButG1161 they will never followG3756G3361G190 a strangerG245; in factG235, they will fleeG5343 fromG575 himG846 becauseG3754 they do not recognizeG3756G1492 his voiceG5456G3588G245.”

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JesusG2424 spokeG2036 to themG846 using thisG3778 illustrationG3942, butG1161 theyG1565 did notG3756 understandG1097 whatG5101 He was tellingG2980 themG846. 7SoG3767 He saidG2036 to themG846 againG3825, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 gateG2374 for theG3588 sheepG4263. 8AllG3956 whoG3745 cameG2064 beforeG4253 MeG14731 wereG1510 thievesG2812 andG2532 robbersG3027, butG235 theG3588 sheepG4263 did not listen toG3756G191 themG846. 9IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 gateG2374. IfG1437 anyoneG5100 entersG1525 throughG1223 MeG1473, he will be savedG4982. He will come inG1525 andG2532 go outG1831 andG2532 findG2147 pastureG3542. 10TheG3588 thiefG2812 comesG2064 onlyG3756G1487G3361 toG2443 stealG2813 andG2532 killG2380 andG2532 destroyG622. IG1473 have comeG2064 thatG2443 they may haveG2192 lifeG2222, andG2532 haveG2192 it in all its fullnessG4053.

11IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 goodG2570 shepherdG4166. TheG3588 goodG2570 shepherdG4166 lays downG5087 HisG846 lifeG5590 forG5228 theG3588 sheepG4263. 12TheG3588 hired handG3411 isG1510 notG3756 the shepherdG4166, and theG3588 sheepG4263 areG1510 notG3756 hisG3739 ownG2398. When he seesG2334 theG3588 wolfG3074 comingG2064, heG2532 abandonsG863 theG3588 sheepG4263 andG2532 runs awayG5343. ThenG2532 theG3588 wolfG3074 pouncesG726 on themG846 andG2532 scattersG4650 the flock. 13The man runs away becauseG3754 he isG1510 a hired servantG3411 andG2532 is unconcernedG3756G3199G846 forG4012 theG3588 sheepG4263.

14IG1473 amG1510 theG3588 goodG2570 shepherdG4166. I knowG1097 MyG1699 sheep andG2532 MyG3588G1699 sheep knowG1097 MeG1473, 15just asG2531 theG3588 FatherG3962 knowsG1097 MeG1473 and IG2504 knowG1097 theG3588 FatherG3962. AndG2532 I lay downG5087 MyG1473 lifeG5590 forG5228 theG3588 sheepG4263. 16I haveG2192 otherG243 sheepG4263 thatG3739 areG1510 notG3756 ofG1537 thisG3778 foldG833. IG1473 mustG1163 bringG71 them in as wellG2548, andG2532 they will listen toG191 MyG1473 voiceG5456. ThenG2532 there will beG1096 oneG1520 flockG4167 and oneG1520 shepherdG4166.

17The reasonG1223G3778 theG3588 FatherG3962 lovesG25 MeG1473 is thatG3754 IG1473 lay downG5087 MyG1473 lifeG5590 in orderG2443 to take it upG2983G846 againG3825. 18No oneG3762 takesG142 itG846 fromG575 MeG1473, butG235 IG1473 lay it downG5087G846 ofG575 My own accordG1683. I haveG2192 authorityG1849 to lay it downG5087G846 andG2532 authorityG1849 to take it upG2983G846 againG3825. ThisG3778 chargeG1785 I have receivedG2983 fromG3844 MyG1473 FatherG3962.”

19AgainG3825 there wasG1096 divisionG4978 amongG1722 theG3588 JewsG2453 because ofG1223 Jesus’ messageG3056. 20ManyG4183 ofG1537 themG846 saidG2036, “He isG2192 demon-possessedG1140 andG2532 insaneG3105. WhyG5101 would you listen toG191 HimG846?”

21But othersG243 repliedG2036, “TheseG3778 areG1510 notG3756 theG3588 wordsG4487 of a man possessed by a demonG1139. CanG3361G1410 a demonG1140 openG455 the eyesG3788 of the blindG5185?”

Jesus at the Feast of Dedication

22At that timeG5119 theG3588 Feast of DedicationG14562 took placeG1096 inG1722 JerusalemG2414. It wasG1510 winterG5494, 23andG2532 JesusG2424 was walkingG4043 inG1722 theG3588 templeG2411 courts3 inG1722 Solomon’sG3588G4672 ColonnadeG4745. 24SoG3767 theG3588 JewsG2453 gathered aroundG2944 HimG846 andG2532 demandedG2036, “How longG2193G4219 will You keep us in suspenseG142G1473G3588G5590? IfG1487 YouG4771 areG1510 theG3588 ChristG5547, tellG2036 usG1473 plainlyG3954.”

25“I already toldG2036 youG4771,” JesusG2424 repliedG611, “butG2532 you did not believeG3756G4100. TheG3588 worksG2041 IG1473 doG4160 inG1722 MyG1473 Father’sG3962 nameG3686 testifyG3140 on My behalfG4012G1473. 26ButG235 becauseG3754 you areG1510 notG3756 MyG1699 sheepG4263, youG4771 refuseG3756 to believeG4100. 27MyG1699 sheepG4263 listen toG191 MyG1473 voiceG5456; IG2504 knowG1097 themG846, andG2532 they followG190 MeG1473. 28IG2504 giveG1325 themG846 eternalG166 lifeG2222, andG2532 they will never perishG3756G3361G622G1519G3588G165. NoG3756 oneG5100 can snatchG726 themG846 out ofG1537 MyG1473 handG5495. 29MyG1473 FatherG3962 whoG3739 has givenG1325 them to MeG1473 isG1510 greaterG3173 than allG3956. No oneG3762 canG1410 snatchG726 them out ofG1537 My Father’sG3962 handG5495. 30IG1473 andG2532 theG3588 FatherG3962 areG1510 oneG1520.”

31At thisG3767, theG3588 JewsG2453 againG3825 picked upG941 stonesG3037 toG2443 stoneG3034 HimG846. 32But JesusG2424 respondedG611, “I have shownG1166 youG4771 manyG4183 goodG2570 worksG2041 fromG1537 theG3588 FatherG3962. ForG1223 whichG4169 of theseG2041G846 do you stoneG3034 MeG1473?”

33“We are not stoningG3756G3034 YouG4771 forG4012 any goodG2570 workG2041,” saidG611 theG3588 JewsG2453, “butG235 forG4012 blasphemyG988, becauseG3754 YouG4771, who areG1510 a manG444, make Yourself out to beG4160G4572 GodG2316.”

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JesusG2424 repliedG611, “Is itG1510 notG3756 writtenG1125 inG1722 yourG4771 LawG3551: ‘IG1473 have saidG2036 you areG1510 godsG2316’4? 35IfG1487 he calledG2036 themG1565 godsG2316 toG4314 whomG3739 theG3588 wordG3056 of GodG2316 cameG1096—andG2532 theG3588 ScriptureG1124 cannotG3756G1410 be brokenG3089— 36then what about the One whomG3739 theG3588 FatherG3962 sanctifiedG37 andG2532 sentG649 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889? How thenG3754 can youG4771 accuseG3004 Me of blasphemyG987 forG3754 stating thatG2036 I amG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316?

37IfG1487 I am not doingG3756G4160 theG3588 worksG2041 ofG3588 MyG1473 FatherG3962, then do notG3361 believeG4100 MeG1473. 38ButG1161 ifG1487 I am doingG4160 them, even thoughG2579 you do not believeG3361G4100 MeG1473, believeG4100 theG3588 worksG2041 themselves, so thatG2443 you may knowG1097 andG2532 understandG1097 thatG3754 theG3588 FatherG3962 is inG1722 MeG1473, and IG2504 am inG1722 theG3588 FatherG3962.”

39At thisG3767, they triedG2212 againG3825 to seizeG4084 HimG846, butG2532 He escapedG1831G1537 theirG846 graspG5495.

John’s Testimony Confirmed

40ThenG2532 Jesus wentG565 backG3825 acrossG4008 theG3588 JordanG2446 toG1519 theG3588 placeG5117 whereG3699 JohnG2491 hadG1510 firstG4413 been baptizingG907, andG2532 He stayedG3306 thereG1563. 41ManyG4183 cameG2064 toG4314 HimG846 andG2532 saidG2036, “AlthoughG3303 JohnG2491 neverG3762 performedG4160 a signG4592, everythingG3956 he saidG2036 aboutG4012 thisG3778 man wasG1510 trueG227.” 42AndG2532 manyG4183 in that placeG1563 believedG4100 inG1519 Jesus.