New American Standard Bible 2020

John 10:1-6

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.

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