| NET Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. | 1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
| 2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. | 2But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 3The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. | 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. |
| 4When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. | 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. |
| 5They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger's voice." | 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.” |
| 6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. | 6Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. |
| 7So Jesus said to them again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep. | 7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. |
| 8All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. | 8All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| 9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture. | 9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. |
| 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. | 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. |
| 11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. | 11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. |
| 12The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. | 12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. |
| 13Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away. | 13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. |
| 14"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me-- | 14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, |
| 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. | 15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. |
| 16I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd. | 16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. |
| 17This is why the Father loves me--because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again. | 17The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. |
| 18No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father." | 18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.” |
| 19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words. | 19Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message. |
| 20Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?" | 20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?” |
| 21Others said, "These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?" | 21But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” |
| 22Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem. | 22At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, |
| 23It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area in Solomon's Portico. | 23and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade. |
| 24The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." | 24So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” |
| 25Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me. | 25“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf. |
| 26But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep. | 26But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. |
| 27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. | 27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. |
| 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. | 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. |
| 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father's hand. | 29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. |
| 30The Father and I are one." | 30I and the Father are one.” |
| 31The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death. | 31At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. |
| 32Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?" | 32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” |
| 33The Jewish leaders replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God." | 33“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.” |
| 34Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods'? | 34Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? |
| 35If those people to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' (and the scripture cannot be broken), | 35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— |
| 36do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? | 36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God? |
| 37If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. | 37If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me. |
| 38But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me." | 38But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.” |
| 39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches. | 39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. |
| 40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there. | 40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there. |
| 41Many came to him and began to say, "John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!" | 41Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” |
| 42And many believed in Jesus there. | 42And many in that place believed in Jesus. |
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