1Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004toyou,HethatentersεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525notinbythedoorθύραςthurasG2374tothefoldαὐλὴνaulēnG833ofthesheepπροβάτωνprobatōnG4263,butmountsupelsewhere,heisG1510athiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812andarobberλῃστής·lēstēsG3027; 2buthethatentersεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525inbythedoorθύραςthurasG2374isG1510[the]shepherdποιμήνpoimēnG4166ofthesheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263. 3Tohimtheporteropensἀνοίγει,anoigeiG455;andthesheepπρόβαταprobataG4263hearG191hisvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456;andhecallsG5455hisownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263bynameὄνομαonomaG3686,andleadsthemout. 4WhenὅτανhotanG3752hehasputG1544forthallhisownἴδιαidiaG2398,hegoesG4198beforethem,andthesheepπρόβαταprobataG4263followἀκολουθεῖ,akoloutheiG190him,becausetheyknowhisvoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456. 5ButtheywillnotfollowἀκολουθήσουσινakolouthēsousinG190astrangerG245,butwillfleeφεύξονταιpheuxontaiG5343fromhim,becausetheyknownotthevoiceφωνήν.¶phōnēnG5456ofstrangersG245. 10ThethiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesG2064notbutthathemaystealκλέψῃklepsēG2813,andkillθύσῃthusēG2380,anddestroyἀπολέσῃ·apolesēG622:IamcomeG2064thattheymighthavelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andmighthave[it]abundantly. 13Nowhewhoservesforwages fleesbecauseheservesforwages,andisG1510nothimselfconcernedG3199aboutthesheepπροβάτων.¶probatōnG4263. 15astheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097meandIknowγινώσκωginōskōG1097theFatherπατέρα,pateraG3962;andIlaydownτίθημιtithēmiG5087mylifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590forthesheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263. 18NooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762takesG142itfromme,butIlayitdownτίθημιtithēmiG5087ofmyself.IhaveauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849tolayitdownθεῖναιtheinaiG5087andIhaveauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849totakeG142itagainπάλινpalinG3825.IhavereceivedG2983thiscommandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785ofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962. 19TherewasadivisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978againπάλινpalinG3825amongtheJewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453onaccountG3056ofthesewordsλόγουςlogousG3056; 23AndJesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424walkedπεριεπάτειperiepateiG4043inthetempleintheporchofSolomonΣολομῶνος.SolomōnosG4672. 24TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453thereforeοὖνounG3767surroundedhim,andsaidἔλεγονelegonG3004tohim,Untilwhendost thou holdoursoulψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590insuspense?Ifthou arttheChristχριστός,christosG5547,sayG3004[so]tousopenlyG3954. 25JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611them,ItoldG3004you,andyedonotbelieveπιστεύετε.pisteueteG4100.TheworksἔργαergaG2041whichIdoinmyFather'snameὀνόματιonomatiG3686,thesebearwitnessμαρτυρεῖmartureiG3140concerningπερὶperiG4012me: 26butyedonotbelieveπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100,foryeareG1510notofmysheepπροβάτωνprobatōnG4263,asItoldyou. 27MysheepπρόβαταprobataG4263hearG191myvoiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,andIknowγινώσκωginōskōG1097them,andtheyfollowἀκολουθοῦσίνakolouthousinG190me; 28andIgiveδίδωμιdidōmiG1325themlifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον,aiōnionG166;andtheyshallneverperishἀπόλωνταιapolōntaiG622,andnooneG5100shallseizeἁρπάσειharpaseiG726themoutofmyhandχειρόςcheirosG5495. 32JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611them,ManyπολλὰpollaG4183goodκαλὰkalaG2570worksἔργαergaG2041haveIshewnyouofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962;forwhichworkἔργονergonG2041ofthemdoyestoneλιθάζετε;¶lithazeteG3034me? 33TheJewsἸουδαῖοιIoudaioiG2453answeredἀπεκρίθησανapekrithēsanG611him,ForagoodκαλοῦkalouG2570workἔργουergouG2041westoneλιθάζομένlithazomenG3034theenot,butforblasphemyβλασφημίας,blasphēmiasG988,andbecausethou,beingὢνōnG1510amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444, makest thyselfGodθεόν.¶theonG2316. 37IfIdonottheworksἔργαergaG2041ofmyFatherπατρόςpatrosG3962,believeπιστεύετέpisteueteG4100menot; 38butifIdo,evenG2532ifyebelieveπιστεύητε,pisteuēteG4100notme,believeπιστεύετεpisteueteG4100theworksἔργοιςergoisG2041,thatyemayknowG1097[andbelieveG4100]thattheFatherG3962isinmeandIinhim. 40anddepartedἀπῆλθενapēlthenG565againπάλινpalinG3825beyondtheJordanἸορδάνουIordanouG2446totheplaceτόπονtoponG5117whereὅπουhopouG3699JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491wasG1510baptisingatthefirstπρῶτονprōtonG4413:andheabodethere. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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