New American Standard Bible 1995

John 10:11-22

11“I amεἰμιeimiG1510the goodκαλός·kalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166;the goodκαλὸςkalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166laysG5087downτίθησινtithēsinG5087His lifeψυχὴνpsuchēnG5590for the sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

12He who is a hiredμισθωτὸςmisthōtosG3411handG3411, and not ashepherdποιμήν,poimēnG4166,whoοὗhouG3739is not the ownerἴδια,idiaG2398of the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,seesθεωρεῖtheōreiG2334the wolfλύκονlukonG3074comingἐρχόμενονerchomenonG2064,and leavesἀφίησινaphiēsinG863the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263and fleesφεύγει,pheugeiG5343,and the wolfλύκοςlukosG3074snatchesἁρπάζειharpazeiG726them and scattersσκορπίζει.skorpizeiG4650them.

13He fleesbecauseὅτιhotiG3754he is a hiredμισθωτόςmisthōtosG3411handG3411and is not concernedμέλειmeleiG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012the sheepπροβάτων.¶probatōnG4263.

14I amεἰμιeimiG1510the goodκαλὸςkalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166, andI knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097My ownG1699and My ownG1699knowγινώσκουσίνginōskousinG1097Me,

15evenκαθὼςkathōsG2531asthe FatherπατὴρpatērG3962knowsγινώσκειginōskeiG1097Me and I knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097the Fatherπατέρα,pateraG3962; andI layG5087downτίθημιtithēmiG5087My lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590for the sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

16I haveἔχω,echōG2192otherἄλλαallaG243sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263,whichἃhaG3739are not of thisταύτης,tautēsG3778foldαὐλῆςaulēsG833;I mustδεῖdeiG1163bringἀγαγεῖν,agageinG71them alsoG2548,and they will hearἀκούσουσιν,akousousinG191My voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456;and they will becomeγενήσονταιgenēsontaiG1096oneμίαmiaG1520flockποίμνη,poimnēG4167withoneεἷςheisG1520shepherdποιμήν.poimēnG4166.

17For thisτοῦτόtoutoG3778reasonδιὰdiaG1223the FatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25Me, becauseὅτιhotiG3754IlayG5087downτίθημιtithēmiG5087My lifeψυχήνpsuchēnG5590soἵναinaG2443that I may takeλάβωlabōG2983it againπάλινpalinG3825.

18NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has takenG142it awayαἴρειaireiG142from Me, but IlayG5087it downτίθημιtithēmiG5087on My ownG1683initiativeG1683.I haveἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to layG5087it downθεῖναιtheinaiG5087,and I haveἔχωechōG2192authorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849to takeλαβεῖνlabeinG2983it up againπάλινpalinG3825.ThisταύτηνtautēnG3778commandmentἐντολὴνentolēnG1785I receivedἔλαβονelabonG2983from My FatherπατρόςpatrosG3962.”

19A divisionΣχίσμαSchismaG4978occurredἐγένετοegenetoG1096againπάλινpalinG3825amongἐνenG1722the JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaioisG2453becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theseτούτους.toutousG3778wordsλόγουςlogousG3056.

20ManyπολλοὶpolloiG4183of them were sayingἔλεγονelegonG3004, “HehasἔχειecheiG2192a demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140andis insaneμαίνεται·mainetaiG3105.WhyτίtiG5101do you listenἀκούετε;akoueteG191to Him?”

21OthersἄλλοιalloiG243were sayingἔλεγον·elegonG3004, “TheseταῦταtautaG3778are not the sayingsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of onedemon-possessedδαιμονιζομένου·daimonizomenouG1139.A demonδαιμόνιονdaimonionG1140cannotμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG1410 G3361openἀνοῖξαι;¶anoixaiG455the eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788of the blindτυφλῶνtuphlōnG5185, can he?”

22At that timeτότεtoteG5119the FeastG1456of the DedicationG1456tookG1096placeἘγένετοEgenetoG1096at JerusalemἹεροσολύμοις·Hi'erosolumoisG2414;

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