New American Standard Bible 2020

John 10:1-14

1“TrulyἈμὴνAmēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, the one who does not enterεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525by the doorθύραςthurasG2374into the foldαὐλὴνaulēnG833of the sheepπροβάτωνprobatōnG4263,but climbsἀναβαίνωνanabainōnG305upG305someG237otherG237wayἀλλαχόθεν,allachothenG237, he isa thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812and a robberλῃστής·lēstēsG3027.

2But the one who entersεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenosG1525by the doorθύραςthurasG2374isa shepherdποιμήνpoimēnG4166of the sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

3To him the doorkeeperθυρωρὸςthurōrosG2377opensἀνοίγει,anoigeiG455,and the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263listenἀκούει,akoueiG191tohis voiceφωνῆςphōnēsG5456,and he callsφωνεῖphōneiG5455his ownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263by nameὄνομαonomaG3686andleadsG1806them outG1806.

4WhenὅτανhotanG3752he putsG1544allπάνταpantaG3956his ownἴδιαidiaG2398sheepoutsideG1544,he goesπορεύεται,poreuetaiG4198aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of them, and the sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263followἀκολουθεῖ,akoloutheiG190him becauseὅτιhotiG3754they knowG3609his voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.

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

6JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldG3004them thisΤαύτηνTautēnG3778figureG3942ofG3942speechG3942,but they did not understandἔγνωσανegnōsanG1097whatτίναtinaG5101the things whichἃhaG3739He was sayingἐλάλειelaleiG2980to them meant.

7SoοὖνounG3767JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidλέγωlegōG3004to them againπάλινpalinG3825,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you, I amεἰμιeimiG1510the doorθύραthuraG2374of the sheepπροβάτων.probatōnG4263.

8AllπάντεςpantesG3956thoseG3745whoG3745cameἦλθονēlthonG2064beforeπρὸproG4253Me arethievesκλέπταιkleptaiG2812and robbersλῃσταί·lēstaiG3027,but the sheepπρόβατα.probataG4263did not listenἤκουσανēkousanG191to them.

9I amεἰμιeimiG1510the doorθύρα·thuraG2374;ifἐάνeanG1437anyoneτιςtisG5100entersεἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēG1525throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Me, he will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetaiG4982,and will goεἰσελεύσεται ἐξελεύσεταιeiseleusetai exeleusetaiG1525 G1831inG1525and outG1831and findεὑρήσει.heurēseiG2147pastureνομὴνnomēnG3542.

10The thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064onlyοὐκ εἰ μὴouk ei mēG3756 G1487 G3361to stealκλέψῃklepsēG2813and killθύσῃthusēG2380and destroyἀπολέσῃ·apolesēG622;I cameἦλθονēlthonG2064soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443theywould haveἔχωσινechōsinG2192lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222, andhaveἔχωσιν.echōsinG2192itabundantlyπερισσὸνperissonG4053.

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.skorpizeiG4650the flock.

13He fleesbecauseὅτιhotiG3754he is a hiredμισθωτόςmisthōtosG3411handG3411and does not careμέλειmeleiG3199aboutπερὶperiG4012the sheepπροβάτων.¶probatōnG4263.

14I amεἰμιeimiG1510the goodκαλὸςkalosG2570shepherdποιμὴνpoimēnG4166, andI knowγινώσκωginōskōG1097My ownG1699,and My ownG1699knowγινώσκουσίνginōskousinG1097Me,

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