| 1 “Amen, amen, I say to you, he who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up by another way, he is a thief and a robber. | 1 "Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. |
| 2 But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. | 2 But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out. | 3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. |
| 4 And when he has sent out his sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. | 4 When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. |
| 5 But they do not follow a stranger; instead they flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” | 5 But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers." |
| 6 Jesus spoke this proverb to them. But they did not understand what he was saying to them. | 6 Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them. |
| 7 Therefore, Jesus spoke to them again: “Amen, amen, I say to you, that I am the door of the sheep. | 7 So Jesus said again, "Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. |
| 8 All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers, and the sheep did not listen to them. | 8 All who came [before me] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| 9 I am the door. If anyone has entered through me, he will be saved. And he shall go in and go out, and he shall find pastures. | 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. |
| 10 The thief does not come, except so that he may steal and slaughter and destroy. I have come so that they may have life, and have it more abundantly. | 10 A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. |
| 11 I am the good Shepherd. The good Shepherd gives his life for his sheep. | 11 I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. |
| 12 But the hired hand, and whoever is not a shepherd, to whom the sheep do not belong, he sees the wolf approaching, and he departs from the sheep and flees. And the wolf ravages and scatters the sheep. | 12 A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters them. |
| 13 And the hired hand flees, because he is a hired hand and there is no concern for the sheep within him. | 13 This is because he works for pay and has no concern for the sheep. |
| 14 I am the good Shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me, | 14 I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me, |
| 15 just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. And I lay down my life for my sheep. | 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I will lay down my life for the sheep. |
| 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold, and I must lead them. They shall hear my voice, and there shall be one sheepfold and one shepherd. | 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd. |
| 17 For this reason, the Father loves me: because I lay down my life, so that I may take it up again. | 17 This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. |
| 18 No one takes it away from me. Instead, I lay it down of my own accord. And I have the power to lay it down. And I have the power to take it up again. This is the commandment that I have received from my Father.” | 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have power to lay it down, and power to take it up again. This command I have received from my Father." |
| 19 A dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words. | 19 Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words. |
| 20 Then many of them were saying: “He has a demon or he is insane. Why do you listen him?” | 20 Many of them said, "He is possessed and out of his mind; why listen to him?" |
| 21 Others were saying: “These are not the words of someone who has a demon. How would a demon be able to open the eyes of the blind?” | 21 Others said, "These are not the words of one possessed; surely a demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?" |
| 22 Now it was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem, and it was winter. | 22 The feast of the Dedication was then taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter. |
| 23 And Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. | 23 And Jesus walked about in the temple area on the Portico of Solomon. |
| 24 And so the Jews surrounded him and said to him: “How long will you hold our souls in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” | 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." |
| 25 Jesus answered them: “I speak to you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in the name of my Father, these offer testimony about me. | 25 Jesus answered them, "I told you and you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify to me. |
| 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. | 26 But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep. |
| 27 My sheep hear my voice. And I know them, and they follow me. | 27 My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. |
| 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall not perish, for eternity. And no one shall seize them from my hand. | 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand. |
| 29 What my Father gave to me is greater than all, and no one is able to seize from the hand of my Father. | 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can take them out of the Father's hand. |
| 30 I and the Father are one.” | 30 The Father and I are one." |
| 31 Therefore, the Jews took up stones, in order to stone him. | 31 The Jews again picked up rocks to stone him. |
| 32 Jesus answered them: “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?” | 32 Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of these are you trying to stone me?" |
| 33 The Jews answered him: “We do not stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy and because, though you are a man, you make yourself God.” | 33 The Jews answered him, "We are not stoning you for a good work but for blasphemy. You, a man, are making yourself God." |
| 34 Jesus responded to them: “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, "You are gods"'? |
| 35 If he called those to whom the word of God was given gods, and Scripture cannot be broken, | 35 If it calls them gods to whom the word of God came, and scripture cannot be set aside, |
| 36 why do you say, about him whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You have blasphemed,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God?’ | 36 can you say that the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world blasphemes because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? |
| 37 If I do not do the works of my Father, do not believe in me. | 37 If I do not perform my Father's works, do not believe me; |
| 38 But if I do them, even if you are not willing to believe in me, believe the works, so that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.” | 38 but if I perform them, even if you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may realize (and understand) that the Father is in me and I am in the Father." |
| 39 Therefore, they sought to apprehend him, but he escaped from their hands. | 39 (Then) they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power. |
| 40 And he went again across the Jordan, to that place where John first was baptizing. And he lodged there. | 40 He went back across the Jordan to the place where John first baptized, and there he remained. |
| 41 And many went out to him. And they were saying: “Indeed, John accomplished no signs. | 41 Many came to him and said, "John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true." |
| 42 But all things whatsoever that John said about this man were true.” And many believed in him. | 42 And many there began to believe in him. |