Johannes 10
Hoffnung für Alle
Der gute Hirte
10 »Ich sage euch die Wahrheit«, fuhr Jesus fort: »Wer nicht durch die Tür in den Schafstall geht, sondern auf einem anderen Weg einsteigt, der ist ein Dieb und Räuber. 2 Der Hirte geht durch die Tür zu seinen Schafen. 3 Ihm öffnet der Wächter die Tür, und die Schafe hören auf seine Stimme. Der Hirte ruft jedes mit seinem Namen und führt sie aus dem Stall. 4 Wenn er alle seine Schafe ins Freie gebracht hat, geht er vor ihnen her, und die Schafe folgen ihm, weil sie seine Stimme kennen. 5 Einem Fremden würden sie niemals folgen. Ihm laufen sie davon, weil sie seine Stimme nicht kennen.«
6 Die Leute, denen Jesus dieses Gleichnis erzählte, verstanden nicht, was er damit meinte. 7 Deshalb erklärte er ihnen: »Ich sage euch die Wahrheit: Ich selbst bin die Tür, die zu den Schafen führt. 8 Alle, die sich vor mir als eure Hirten ausgaben, waren Diebe und Räuber. Aber die Schafe haben nicht auf sie gehört. 9 Ich allein bin die Tür. Wer durch mich zu meiner Herde kommt, der wird gerettet werden. Er kann durch diese Tür ein- und ausgehen, und er wird saftig grüne Weiden finden. 10 Der Dieb kommt, um zu stehlen, zu schlachten und zu vernichten. Ich aber bringe Leben – und dies im Überfluss.
11 Ich bin der gute Hirte. Ein guter Hirte setzt sein Leben für die Schafe ein. 12 Anders ist es mit einem, dem die Schafe nicht gehören und der nur wegen des Geldes als Hirte arbeitet. Er flieht, wenn der Wolf kommt, und überlässt die Schafe sich selbst. Der Wolf fällt über die Schafe her und jagt die Herde auseinander. 13 Einem solchen Mann liegt nichts an den Schafen. 14 Ich aber bin der gute Hirte und kenne meine Schafe, und sie kennen mich; 15 genauso wie mich mein Vater kennt und ich den Vater kenne. Ich gebe mein Leben für die Schafe.
16 Zu meiner Herde gehören auch Schafe, die nicht aus diesem Stall sind. Auch sie muss ich herführen, und sie werden wie die übrigen meiner Stimme folgen. Dann wird es nur noch eine Herde und einen Hirten geben.
17 Der Vater liebt mich, weil ich mein Leben hingebe, um es neu zu empfangen. 18 Niemand nimmt mir mein Leben, ich gebe es freiwillig. Ich habe die Macht und die Freiheit, es zu geben und zu nehmen. Das ist der Auftrag, den ich von meinem Vater bekommen habe.«
19 Da fingen die Juden wieder an, sich über Jesus zu streiten. 20 Viele von ihnen sagten: »Er ist von einem Dämon besessen! Er ist wahnsinnig! Weshalb hört ihr ihm überhaupt noch zu?« 21 Andere aber meinten: »So spricht doch kein Besessener! Kann denn ein Dämon einen Blinden heilen?«
Jesus im Kreuzverhör
22 Es war Winter. In Jerusalem feierte man das Fest der Tempelweihe. 23 Jesus hielt sich gerade im Tempel auf und ging in der Halle Salomos umher, 24 als die Juden ihn umringten und fragten: »Wie lange lässt du uns noch im Ungewissen? Wenn du der Christus bist, der von Gott gesandte Retter, dann sag uns das ganz offen!«
25 »Ich habe es euch schon gesagt, aber ihr wollt mir ja nicht glauben«, antwortete Jesus. »All das, was ich im Auftrag meines Vaters tue, beweist, wer ich bin. 26 Aber ihr glaubt nicht, denn ihr gehört nicht zu meiner Herde. 27 Meine Schafe hören auf meine Stimme; ich kenne sie, und sie folgen mir. 28 Ihnen gebe ich das ewige Leben, und sie werden niemals umkommen. Keiner kann sie aus meiner Hand reißen. 29 Mein Vater hat sie mir gegeben, und niemand ist stärker als er.[a] Deshalb kann sie auch keiner der Hand meines Vaters entreißen. 30 Ich und der Vater sind eins.«
31 Wütend griffen da die Juden wieder nach Steinen, um ihn zu töten. 32 Jesus aber sagte: »In Gottes Auftrag habe ich viele gute Taten vollbracht. Für welche wollt ihr mich töten?« 33 »Nicht wegen einer guten Tat sollst du sterben«, antworteten sie, »sondern weil du nicht aufhörst, Gott zu verlästern. Du bist nur ein Mensch und behauptest trotzdem, Gott zu sein!«
34 Jesus entgegnete: »Heißt es nicht in eurem Gesetz: ›Ich habe zu euch gesagt: Ihr seid Götter‹[b]? 35 Gott nennt die schon Götter, an die er sein Wort richtet. Und ihr wollt doch nicht etwa für ungültig erklären, was in der Heiligen Schrift steht? 36 Wie könnt ihr den, der von Gott selbst auserwählt und in die Welt gesandt wurde, als Gotteslästerer beschimpfen, nur weil er sagt: ›Ich bin Gottes Sohn‹? 37 Wenn meine Taten nicht die Taten meines Vaters sind, braucht ihr mir nicht zu glauben. 38 Sind sie es aber, dann glaubt doch wenigstens diesen Taten, wenn ihr schon mir nicht glauben wollt! Dann werdet ihr erkennen und immer besser verstehen, dass der Vater in mir ist und ich im Vater bin!«
39 Da versuchten sie wieder, Jesus festzunehmen, aber er konnte ihnen entkommen. 40 Er ging auf die andere Seite des Jordan zurück und hielt sich dort auf, wo Johannes früher getauft hatte. 41 Viele Menschen kamen zu ihm. »Johannes hat zwar keine Wunder getan«, meinten sie untereinander, »aber alles, was er von diesem Mann gesagt hat, ist wahr!« 42 So begannen dort viele an Jesus zu glauben.
Footnotes
- 10,29 Oder nach anderen Handschriften: Was mein Vater mir gab, ist größer als alles.
- 10,34 Psalm 82,6
John 10
King James Version
10 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 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
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 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
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 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 giveth his life for 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 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
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 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
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 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
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 him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
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 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 ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my 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 I and my Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
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, 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 them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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 do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
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 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
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 believed on him there.
John 10
New King James Version
Jesus the True Shepherd
10 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door 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 (A)name and leads them out. 4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 Yet they will by no means follow a (B)stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came [a]before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 (C)I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
11 (D)“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep. 12 But a [b]hireling, he who is not the shepherd, one who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and (E)leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them. 13 The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd; and (F)I know My sheep, and (G)am known by My own. 15 (H)As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; (I)and I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And (J)other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; (K)and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
17 “Therefore My Father (L)loves Me, (M)because I lay down My life that I may take it again. 18 No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I (N)have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. (O)This command I have received from My Father.”
19 Therefore (P)there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings. 20 And many of them said, (Q)“He has a demon and is [c]mad. Why do you listen to Him?”
21 Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. (R)Can a demon (S)open the eyes of the blind?”
The Shepherd Knows His Sheep
22 Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter. 23 And Jesus walked in the temple, (T)in Solomon’s porch. 24 Then the Jews surrounded Him and said to Him, “How long do You keep us in [d]doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. (U)The works that I do in My Father’s name, they (V)bear witness of Me. 26 But (W)you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, [e]as I said to you. 27 (X)My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 (Y)My Father, (Z)who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 (AA)I and My Father are one.”
Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus
31 Then (AB)the Jews took up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
33 The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for (AC)blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, (AD)make Yourself God.”
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, (AE)‘I said, “You are gods” ’? 35 If He called them gods, (AF)to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture (AG)cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him (AH)whom the Father sanctified and (AI)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ (AJ)because I said, ‘I am (AK)the Son of God’? 37 (AL)If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do, though you do not believe Me, (AM)believe the works, that you may know and [f]believe (AN)that the Father is in Me, and I in Him.” 39 (AO)Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
The Believers Beyond Jordan
40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place (AP)where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed. 41 Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, (AQ)but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.” 42 And many believed in Him there.
Footnotes
- John 10:8 M omits before Me
- John 10:12 hired man
- John 10:20 insane
- John 10:24 Suspense
- John 10:26 NU omits as I said to you
- John 10:38 NU understand
John 10
New International Version
The Good Shepherd and His Sheep
10 “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.(A) 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.(B) 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.(C) He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.(D) 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.(E) 5 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,(F) but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.(G)
7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am(H) the gate(I) for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me(J) are thieves and robbers,(K) but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,(L) and have it to the full.(M)
11 “I am(N) the good shepherd.(O) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.(P) 12 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.(Q) Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd;(R) I know my sheep(S) and my sheep know me— 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father(T)—and I lay down my life for the sheep.(U) 16 I have other sheep(V) 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(W) and one shepherd.(X) 17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life(Y)—only to take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord.(Z) I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from my Father.”(AA)
19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided.(AB) 20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed(AC) and raving mad.(AD) Why listen to him?”
21 But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon.(AE) Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”(AF)
Further Conflict Over Jesus’ Claims
22 Then came the Festival of Dedication[b] at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.(AG) 24 The Jews(AH) who were there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”(AI)
25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you,(AJ) but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me,(AK) 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.(AL) 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(AM) and they follow me.(AN) 28 I give them eternal life,(AO) and they shall never perish;(AP) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(AQ) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(AR) is greater than all[c];(AS) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(AT)
31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,(AU) 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?”
33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.”(AV)
34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law,(AW) ‘I have said you are “gods”’[d]?(AX) 35 If he called them ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God(AY) came—and Scripture cannot be set aside(AZ)— 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart(BA) as his very own(BB) and sent into the world?(BC) Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?(BD) 37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.(BE) 38 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.”(BF) 39 Again they tried to seize him,(BG) but he escaped their grasp.(BH)
40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan(BI) to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. They said, “Though John never performed a sign,(BJ) all that John said about this man was true.”(BK) 42 And in that place many believed in Jesus.(BL)
Footnotes
- John 10:9 Or kept safe
- John 10:22 That is, Hanukkah
- John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all
- John 10:34 Psalm 82:6
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