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John 10:3-42

3To him the doorkeeperG2377 opensG455, and the sheepG4263 listenG191 to 1his voiceG5456, and he callsG5455 his ownG2398 sheepG4263 by nameG3686 and 2leadsG1806 them outG1806. 4WhenG3752 he putsG1544 allG3956 his ownG2398 sheep outsideG1544, he goesG4198 aheadG1715 of them, and the sheepG4263 followG190 him becauseG3754 they knowG3609 3his voiceG5456. 5However, a strangerG245 they simply will not followG190, but will fleeG5343 from him, becauseG3754 they do not knowG3609 4the voiceG5456 of strangersG245.” 6JesusG2424 toldG3004 them thisG3778 5figureG3942 ofG3942 speechG3942, but they did not understandG1097 whatG5101 the things whichG3739 He was sayingG2980 to them 6meant.

7SoG3767 JesusG2424 saidG3004 to them againG3825, “TrulyG281, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, I amG1510 7the doorG2374 of the sheepG4263. 8AllG3956 thoseG3745 whoG3745 cameG2064 beforeG4253 Me are 8thievesG2812 and robbersG3027, but the sheepG4263 did not listenG191 to them. 99I amG1510 the doorG2374; ifG1437 anyoneG5100 entersG1525 throughG1223 Me, he will be savedG4982, and will goG1525G1831 inG1525 and outG1831 and findG2147 pastureG3542. 10The thiefG2812 comesG2064 onlyG3756G1487G3361 to stealG2813 and killG2380 and destroyG622; I cameG2064 soG2443 thatG2443 they 10would haveG2192 lifeG2222, and 11haveG2192 it abundantlyG4053.

11“12I amG1510 the goodG2570 shepherdG4166; the goodG2570 shepherdG4166 13laysG5087 downG5087 His lifeG5590 for the sheepG4263. 12He who is a hiredG3411 handG3411, and not a 14shepherdG4166, whoG3739 is not the ownerG2398 of the sheepG4263, seesG2334 the wolfG3074 comingG2064, and leavesG863 the sheepG4263 and fleesG5343; and the wolfG3074 snatchesG726 them and scattersG4650 the flock. 13He flees becauseG3754 he is a hiredG3411 handG3411 and does not careG3199 aboutG4012 the sheepG4263. 1415I amG1510 the goodG2570 shepherdG4166, and 16I knowG1097 My ownG1699, and My ownG1699 knowG1097 Me, 15justG2531 asG2531 17the FatherG3962 knowsG1097 Me and I knowG1097 the FatherG3962; and 18I layG5087 downG5087 My lifeG5590 for the sheepG4263. 16And I haveG2192 19otherG243 sheepG4263 that are not of thisG3778 foldG833; I mustG1163 bringG71 them alsoG2548, and they will listenG191 to My voiceG5456; and they will becomeG1096 20oneG1520 flockG4167, with 21oneG1520 shepherdG4166. 17For thisG3778 reasonG1223 the FatherG3962 lovesG25 Me, becauseG3754 I 22layG5087 downG5087 My lifeG5590 soG2443 thatG2443 I may takeG2983 it backG3825. 1823NoG3762 oneG3762 has takenG142 it awayG142 from Me, but I 24layG5087 it downG5087 on My ownG1683. I haveG2192 authorityG1849 to layG5087 it downG5087, and I haveG2192 authorityG1849 to takeG2983 it backG3825. 25ThisG3778 commandmentG1785 I receivedG2983 from My FatherG3962.”

1926DissensionG4978 occurredG1096 againG3825 amongG1722 the JewsG2453 becauseG1223 of theseG3778 wordsG3056. 20ManyG4183 of them were sayingG3004, “He 27hasG2192 a demonG1140 and 28isG3105 insaneG3105. WhyG5101 do you listenG191 to Him?” 21OthersG243 were sayingG3004, “TheseG3778 are not the wordsG4487 of one who is 29demon-possessedG1139. 30A demonG1140 cannotG1410G3361 openG455 the eyesG3788 of those who are blindG5185, can it?”

22At that timeG5119 the 31FeastG1456 ofG1456 theG1456 DedicationG1456 tookG1096 placeG1096 in JerusalemG2414; 23it was winterG5494, and JesusG2424 was walkingG4043 in the templeG2413 area, in the porticoG4745 of 32SolomonG4672. 2433The JewsG2453 thenG3767 surroundedG2944 Him and began sayingG3004 to Him, “HowG2193 longG2193G4219 34will You keepG142 us inG5590G142 suspenseG5590G142? IfG1487 You are the 35ChristG5547, tellG3004 us 36plainlyG3954.” 25JesusG2424 answeredG611 them, “37I toldG3004 you, and you do not believeG4100; 38the worksG2041 that I doG4160 in My Father’sG3962 nameG3686, theseG3778 testifyG3140 of Me. 26But you do not believeG4100, becauseG3754 39you are not of My sheepG4263. 27My sheepG4263 40listenG191 to My voiceG5456, and 41I knowG1097 them, and they followG190 Me; 28and I giveG1325 them 42eternalG166 lifeG2222, and they will neverG3756G3361 perishG622; and 43noG3756 oneG5100 will snatchG726 them out of My handG5495. 2944My FatherG3962, whoG3739 has givenG1325 them to Me, is greaterG3173 than allG3956; and noG3762 oneG3762 is ableG1410 to snatchG726 them out of the Father’sG3962 handG5495. 3045I and the FatherG3962 are 46oneG1520.”

31The JewsG2453 47pickedG941 up stonesG3037 againG3825 to stoneG3034 Him. 32JesusG2424 repliedG611 to them, “I showedG1166 you manyG4183 goodG2570 worksG2041 from the FatherG3962; for whichG4169 of them are you stoningG3034 Me?” 33The JewsG2453 answeredG611 Him, “We are not stoningG3034 You for a goodG2570 workG2041, but for 48blasphemyG988; and becauseG3754 You, beingG1510 a manG444, 49makeG4160 YourselfG4572 out to be GodG2316.” 34JesusG2424 answeredG611 them, “Has it not beenG1510 writtenG1125 in 50your 51LawG3551: ‘52I saidG3004, you are godsG2316’? 35IfG1487 he calledG3004 them godsG2316, to whomG3739 the wordG3056 of GodG2316 cameG1096 (and the ScriptureG1124 cannotG1410G3756 be nullifiedG3089), 36are you sayingG3004 of Him whomG3739 the FatherG3962 53sanctifiedG37 and 54sentG649 into the worldG2889, ‘You are blasphemingG987,’ becauseG3754 I saidG3004, ‘55I amG1510 the SonG5207 of GodG2316’? 3756IfG1487 I do not doG4160 the worksG2041 of My FatherG3962, do not believeG4100 Me; 38but ifG1487 I doG4160 them, evenG2579 thoughG2579 you do not believeG4100 Me, believeG4100 57the worksG2041, soG2443 thatG2443 you may 58knowG1097 and understandG1097 that 59the FatherG3962 is in Me, and I in the FatherG3962.” 39ThereforeG3767 60they were seekingG2212 againG3825 to arrestG4084 Him, and 61He eludedG1831 their graspG5495.

40And He wentG565 awayG565 62againG3825 beyondG4008 the JordanG2446 to the placeG5117 whereG3699 JohnG2491 was firstG4413 baptizingG907, and He stayedG3306 thereG1563. 41ManyG4183 cameG2064 to Him and were sayingG3004, “WhileG3303 JohnG2491 performedG4160 noG3762 63signG4592, yetG1161 64everythingG3956 JohnG2491 saidG3004 aboutG4012 thisG3778 ManG3778 was trueG227.” 42And 65manyG4183 believedG4100 in Him thereG1563.

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Notes

  1. 1. John 10:3 John 10:4f, 16, 27 ↩
  2. 2. John 10:3 John 10:9 ↩
  3. 3. John 10:4 John 10:5, 16, 27 ↩
  4. 4. John 10:5 John 10:4, 16, 27 ↩
  5. 5. John 10:6 John 16:25, 29; 2 Pet 2:22 ↩
  6. 6. John 10:6 Lit were ↩
  7. 7. John 10:7 John 10:1f, 9 ↩
  8. 8. John 10:8 Jer 23:1f; Ezek 34:2ff; John 10:1 ↩
  9. 9. John 10:9 John 10:1f, 9 ↩
  10. 10. John 10:10 John 5:40 ↩
  11. 11. John 10:10 Or have abundance ↩
  12. 12. John 10:11 Is 40:11; Ezek 34:11-16, 23; John 10:14; Heb 13:20; 1 Pet 5:4; Rev 7:17 ↩
  13. 13. John 10:11 John 10:15, 17, 18; 15:13; 1 John 3:16 ↩
  14. 14. John 10:12 John 10:2 ↩
  15. 15. John 10:14 John 10:11 ↩
  16. 16. John 10:14 John 10:27 ↩
  17. 17. John 10:15 Matt 11:27; Luke 10:22 ↩
  18. 18. John 10:15 John 10:11, 17, 18 ↩
  19. 19. John 10:16 Is 56:8 ↩
  20. 20. John 10:16 John 11:52; 17:20f; Eph 2:13-18; 1 Pet 2:25 ↩
  21. 21. John 10:16 Ezek 34:23; 37:24 ↩
  22. 22. John 10:17 John 10:11, 15, 18 ↩
  23. 23. John 10:18 Matt 26:53; John 2:19; 5:26 ↩
  24. 24. John 10:18 John 10:11, 15, 17 ↩
  25. 25. John 10:18 John 14:31; 15:10; Phil 2:8; Heb 5:8 ↩
  26. 26. John 10:19 John 7:43; 9:16 ↩
  27. 27. John 10:20 John 7:20 ↩
  28. 28. John 10:20 Mark 3:21 ↩
  29. 29. John 10:21 Matt 4:24 ↩
  30. 30. John 10:21 Ex 4:11; John 9:32f ↩
  31. 31. John 10:22 Now known as Hanukkah, also the Feast of Lights ↩
  32. 32. John 10:23 Acts 3:11; 5:12 ↩
  33. 33. John 10:24 John 1:19; 10:31, 33 ↩
  34. 34. John 10:24 Lit do You lift up our soul ↩
  35. 35. John 10:24 I.e., Messiah ↩
  36. 36. John 10:24 Luke 22:67; John 16:25 ↩
  37. 37. John 10:25 John 8:56, 58 ↩
  38. 38. John 10:25 John 5:36; 10:38 ↩
  39. 39. John 10:26 John 8:47 ↩
  40. 40. John 10:27 John 10:4, 16 ↩
  41. 41. John 10:27 John 10:14 ↩
  42. 42. John 10:28 John 17:2f; 1 John 2:25; 5:11 ↩
  43. 43. John 10:28 John 6:37, 39 ↩
  44. 44. John 10:29 One early ms What My Father has given Me is greater than all ↩
  45. 45. John 10:30 John 17:21ff ↩
  46. 46. John 10:30 Or a unity; or one essence ↩
  47. 47. John 10:31 John 8:59 ↩
  48. 48. John 10:33 Lev 24:16 ↩
  49. 49. John 10:33 John 5:18 ↩
  50. 50. John 10:34 John 8:17 ↩
  51. 51. John 10:34 John 12:34; 15:25; Rom 3:19; 1 Cor 14:21 ↩
  52. 52. John 10:34 Ps 82:6 ↩
  53. 53. John 10:36 Jer 1:5; John 6:69 ↩
  54. 54. John 10:36 John 3:17 ↩
  55. 55. John 10:36 John 5:17f; 10:30 ↩
  56. 56. John 10:37 John 10:25; 15:24 ↩
  57. 57. John 10:38 John 10:25; 14:11 ↩
  58. 58. John 10:38 Lit know and continue knowing ↩
  59. 59. John 10:38 John 14:10f, 20; 17:21, 23 ↩
  60. 60. John 10:39 John 7:30 ↩
  61. 61. John 10:39 Luke 4:30; John 8:59 ↩
  62. 62. John 10:40 John 1:28 ↩
  63. 63. John 10:41 John 2:11 ↩
  64. 64. John 10:41 John 1:27, 30, 34; 3:27-30 ↩
  65. 65. John 10:42 John 7:31 ↩

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