John, 10

1. 'In all truth I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a bandit.

1. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

2. He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the flock;

2. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3. the gatekeeper lets him in, the sheep hear his voice, one by one he calls his own sheep and leads them out.

3. To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

4. When he has brought out all those that are his, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow because they know his voice.

4. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

5. They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not recognise the voice of strangers.'

5. And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

6. Jesus told them this parable but they failed to understand what he was saying to them.

6. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

7. So Jesus spoke to them again: In all truth I tell you, I am the gate of the sheepfold.

7. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

8. All who have come before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep took no notice of them.

8. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

9. I am the gate. Anyone who enters through me will be safe: such a one will go in and out and will find pasture.

9. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

10. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it to the full.

10. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have [it] more abundantly.

11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.

11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

12. The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and the sheep do not belong to him, abandons the sheep as soon as he sees a wolf coming, and runs away, and then the wolf attacks and scatters the sheep;

12. But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

13. he runs away because he is only a hired man and has no concern for the sheep.

13. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

14. I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me,

14. I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine.

15. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep.

15. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

16. And there are other sheep I have that are not of this fold, and I must lead these too. They too will listen to my voice, and there will be only one flock, one shepherd.

16. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.

17. The Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.

17. Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

18. No one takes it from me; I lay it down of my own free will, and as I have power to lay it down, so I have power to take it up again; and this is the command I have received from my Father.

18. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

19. These words caused a fresh division among the Jews.

19. There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

20. Many said, 'He is possessed, he is raving; why do you listen to him?'

20. And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

21. Others said, 'These are not the words of a man possessed by a devil: could a devil open the eyes of the blind?'

21. Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

22. It was the time of the feast of Dedication in Jerusalem. It was winter,

22. And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

23. and Jesus was in the Temple walking up and down in the Portico of Solomon.

23. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

24. The Jews gathered round him and said, 'How much longer are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us openly.'

24. Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

25. Jesus replied: I have told you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name are my witness;

25. Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

26. but you do not believe, because you are no sheep of mine.

26. But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

27. The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.

27. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

28. I give them eternal life; they will never be lost and no one will ever steal them from my hand.

28. And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.

29. The Father, for what he has given me, is greater than anyone, and no one can steal anything from the Father's hand.

29. My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all; and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand.

30. The Father and I are one.

30. I and [my] Father are one.

31. The Jews fetched stones to stone him,

31. Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

32. so Jesus said to them, 'I have shown you many good works from my Father; for which of these are you stoning me?'

32. Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

33. The Jews answered him, 'We are stoning you, not for doing a good work, but for blasphemy; though you are only a man, you claim to be God.'

33. The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

34. Jesus answered: Is it not written in your Law: I said, you are gods?

34. Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

35. So it uses the word 'gods' of those people to whom the word of God was addressed -- and scripture cannot be set aside.

35. If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

36. Yet to someone whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world you say, 'You are blaspheming' because I said, 'I am Son of God.'

36. Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

37. If I am not doing my Father's work, there is no need to believe me;

37. If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

38. but if I am doing it, then even if you refuse to believe in me, at least believe in the work I do; then you will know for certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

38. But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me, and I in him.

39. They again wanted to arrest him then, but he eluded their clutches.

39. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

40. He went back again to the far side of the Jordan to the district where John had been baptising at first and he stayed there.

40. And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

41. Many people who came to him said, 'John gave no signs, but all he said about this man was true';

41. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

42. and many of them believed in him.

42. And many believed on him there.