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1 “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place [on the stone wall], that one is a thief and a robber. “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep [the protector and provider]. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture]. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
4 When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
7 So Jesus said again, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I am the Door for the sheep [leading to life]. So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 All who came before Me [as false messiahs and self-appointed leaders] are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not hear them. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
9 I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved [and will live forever], and will go in and out [freely], and find pasture (spiritual security). I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows]. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
11 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His [own] life for the sheep. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.
13 The man runs because he is a hired hand [who serves only for wages] and is not concerned about the [safety of the] sheep. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]— I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—
15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father—and I lay down My [very own] life [sacrificing it] for the benefit of the sheep. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 I have other sheep [beside these] that are not of this fold. I must bring those also, and they will listen to My voice and pay attention to My call, and they will become one flock with one Shepherd. And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.
17 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My [own] life so that I may take it back. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life—only to take it up again.
18 No one takes it away from Me, but I lay it down voluntarily. I am authorized and have power to lay it down and to give it up, and I am authorized and have power to take it back. This command I have received from My Father.” No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.” No 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 command I received from my Father.”
19 A division [of opinion] occurred again among the Jews because of these words [of His]. There was again a division among the Jews because of these words. The Jews who heard these words were again divided.
20 Many of them said, “He has a demon and He is mad [insane—He raves and rambles]. Why listen to Him?” Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?” Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?”
21 Others were saying, “These are not the words and thoughts of one possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
22 At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter, Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,
23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple [area] in Solomon’s portico. and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon. and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24 So the Jews surrounded Him and began saying to Him, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are [really] the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us so plainly and openly.” So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am]. Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me, Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,
26 But you do not believe Me [so you do not trust and follow Me] because you are not My sheep. but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep. but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
27 The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
30 I and the Father are One [in essence and nature].” I and the Father are one.” I and the Father are one.”
31 Again the Jews picked up stones to stone Him. The Jews picked up stones again to stone him. Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,
32 Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works [and many acts of mercy] from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?” but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, “We are not going to stone You for a good work, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere man, make Yourself out to be God.” The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I SAID, YOU ARE GODS [human judges representing God, not divine beings]’? Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods|’?
35 If He called them gods, men to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be undone or annulled or broken), If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be broken— If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
36 [if that is true] then do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
37 If I do not do the works of My Father [that is, the miracles that only God could perform], then do not believe Me. If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me; Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.
38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe Me or have faith in Me, [at least] believe the works [that I do—admit that they are the works of God], so that you may know and keep on knowing [clearly—without any doubt] that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father [that is, I am One with Him].” but if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
39 So they tried again to seize Him, but He eluded their grasp. Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands. Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.
40 He went back again across the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there. He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained. Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,
41 Many came to Him, and they were saying, “John did not perform a single sign (attesting miracle), but everything John said about this Man was true and accurate.” And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.” and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.”
42 And many there believed and confidently trusted in Him [accepting Him as Savior, and following His teaching]. And many believed in him there. And in that place many believed in Jesus.
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