New American Standard Bible 1995

John 10:13-30

13He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. 14 1I am the good shepherd, and 2I know My own and My own know Me, 15even as 3the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and 4I lay down My life for the sheep. 16I have 5other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become 6one flock with 7one shepherd. 17For this reason the Father loves Me, because I 8lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 9No one has taken it away from Me, but I 10lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. 11This commandment I received from My Father.”

19 12A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. 20Many of them were saying, “He 13has a demon and 14is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” 21Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one 15demon-possessed. 16A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”

22At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the portico of 17Solomon. 24 18The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long 19will You keep us in suspense? If You are 20the Christ, tell us 21plainly.” 25Jesus answered them, “22I told you, and you do not believe; 23the works that I do in My Father’s name, these testify of Me. 26But you do not believe because 24you are not of My sheep. 27My sheep 25hear My voice, and 26I know them, and they follow Me; 28and I give 27eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and 28no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 29My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 30I and the Father are 31one.”

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Notes

1. John 10:14 John 10:11 ↩
2. John 10:14 John 10:27 ↩
3. John 10:15 Matt 11:27; Luke 10:22 ↩
4. John 10:15 John 10:11, 17, 18 ↩
5. John 10:16 Is 56:8 ↩
6. John 10:16 John 11:52; 17:20f; Eph 2:13-18; 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
7. John 10:16 Ezek 34:23; 37:24 ↩
8. John 10:17 John 10:11, 15, 18 ↩
9. John 10:18 Matt 26:53; John 2:19; 5:26 ↩
10. John 10:18 John 10:11, 15, 17 ↩
11. John 10:18 John 14:31; 15:10; Phil 2:8; Heb 5:8 ↩
12. John 10:19 John 7:43; 9:16 ↩
13. John 10:20 John 7:20 ↩
14. John 10:20 Mark 3:21 ↩
15. John 10:21 Matt 4:24 ↩
16. John 10:21 Ex 4:11; John 9:32f ↩
17. John 10:23 Acts 3:11; 5:12 ↩
18. John 10:24 John 1:19; 10:31, 33 ↩
19. John 10:24 Lit do You lift up our soul ↩
20. John 10:24 I.e. the Messiah ↩
21. John 10:24 Luke 22:67; John 16:25 ↩
22. John 10:25 John 8:56, 58 ↩
23. John 10:25 John 5:36; 10:38 ↩
24. John 10:26 John 8:47 ↩
25. John 10:27 John 10:4, 16 ↩
26. John 10:27 John 10:14 ↩
27. John 10:28 John 17:2f; 1 John 2:25; 5:11 ↩
28. John 10:28 John 6:37, 39 ↩
29. John 10:29 One early ms reads What My Father has given Me is greater than all ↩
30. John 10:30 John 17:21ff ↩
31. John 10:30 Or a unity; or one essence ↩

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