New American Standard Bible 1995

John 10:3-9

3To him the doorkeeperθυρωρὸςthurōrosG2377opensἀνοίγει,anoigeiG455,and the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263hearἀκούει,akoueiG191his voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,and he callsφωνεῖphōneiG5455his ownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263by nameὄνομαonomaG3686andleadsἐξάγειexageiG1806them out.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752he putsG1544forthG1544allπάνταpantaG3956his ownἴδιαidiaG2398,he goesπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of them, and the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263followἀκολουθεῖ,akoloutheiG190him becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knowG3609his voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.

5A strangerἀλλοτρίῳallotriōG245they simply will not followἀκολουθήσουσινakolouthēsousinG190,but will fleeφεύξονταιpheuxontaiG5343from him, becauseὅτιhotiG3754they do not knowG3609the voiceφωνήν.¶phōnēnG5456of strangersἀλλοτρίωνallotriōnG245.”

6ThisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778figureG3942of speechG3942JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424spokeG3004to them, but they did not understandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097whatτίναtinaG5101those things were whichἃhaG3739He had been sayingἐλάλειelaleiG2980to them.

7SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to them againπάλινpalinG3825,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, I amεἰμιeimiG1510the doorθύραthuraG2374of the sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

8AllπάντεςpantesG3956whoὅσοιhosoiG3745cameἦλθονēlthonG2064beforeπρὸproG4253Me arethievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812and robbersλῃσταί·lēstaiG3027,but the sheepπρόβατα.probataG4263did not hearἤκουσανēkousanG191them.

9I amεἰμιeimiG1510the doorθύρα·thuraG2374;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100entersεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Me, he will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982,and will goεἰσελεύσεται ἐξελεύσεταιeiseleusetai exeleusetaiG1525 G1831in and out and findεὑρήσει.heurēseiG2147pastureνομὴνnomēnG3542.

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