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27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

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27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them,(A) and they follow me.(B)

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16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

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16 I have other sheep(A) 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(B) and one shepherd.(C)

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14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,

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14 “I am the good shepherd;(A) I know my sheep(B) and my sheep know me—

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20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends.

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20 Here I am! I stand at the door(A) and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,(B) I will come in(C) and eat with that person, and they with me.

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But the person who loves God is the one whom God recognizes.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 8:3 Some manuscripts read the person who loves has full knowledge.

But whoever loves God is known by God.[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 8:3 An early manuscript and another ancient witness think they have knowledge do not yet know as they ought to know. But whoever loves truly knows.

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice.

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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice.(A) He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.(B) When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.(C)

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That is why the Holy Spirit says,

“Today when you hear his voice,

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Warning Against Unbelief

So, as the Holy Spirit says:(A)

“Today, if you hear his voice,

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25 “And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will hear my voice—the voice of the Son of God. And those who listen will live.

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25 Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come(A) when the dead will hear(B) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live.

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Jesus, the Light of the World

12 Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”

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Dispute Over Jesus’ Testimony

12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am(A) the light of the world.(B) Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”(C)

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So now that you know God (or should I say, now that God knows you), why do you want to go back again and become slaves once more to the weak and useless spiritual principles of this world?

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But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 4:9 Or principles

All who came before me[a] were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.

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Footnotes

  1. 10:8 Some manuscripts do not include before me.

All who have come before me(A) are thieves and robbers,(B) but the sheep have not listened to them.

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43 Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me!

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43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say.

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26 Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.

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26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be.(A) My Father will honor the one who serves me.

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