John 10
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
10 I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way (elsewhere, from some other quarter) is a thief and a robber.
2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The watchman opens the door for this man, and the sheep listen to his voice and heed it; and he calls his own sheep by name and brings (leads) them out.
4 When he has brought his own sheep outside, he walks on before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 They will never [on any account] follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not know the voice of strangers or recognize their call.
6 Jesus used this parable (illustration) with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about.
7 So Jesus said again, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, that I Myself am the Door [a]for the sheep.
8 All others who came [as such] before Me are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not listen to and obey them.
9 I am the Door; anyone who enters in through Me will be saved (will live). He will come in and he will go out [freely], and will find pasture.
10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it [b]overflows).
11 I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd risks and lays down His [own] life for the sheep.(A)
12 But the hired servant (he 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 chases and snatches them and scatters [the flock].
13 Now the hireling flees because he merely serves for wages and is not himself concerned about the sheep [cares nothing for them].
14 I am the Good Shepherd; and I know and recognize My own, and My own know and recognize Me—
15 Even as [truly as] the Father knows Me and I also know the Father—and I am giving My [very own] life and laying it down on behalf of the sheep.
16 And I have other sheep [beside these] that are not of this fold. I must bring and [c]impel those also; and they will listen to My voice and heed My call, and so there will be [they will become] one flock under one Shepherd.(B)
17 For this [reason] the Father loves Me, because I lay down My [own] life—to take it back again.
18 No one takes it away from Me. On the contrary, I lay it down voluntarily. [I put it from Myself.] I am authorized and have power to lay it down (to resign it) and I am authorized and have power to take it back again. These are the instructions (orders) which I have received [as My charge] from My Father.
19 Then a fresh division of opinion arose among the Jews because of His saying these things.
20 And many of them said, He has a demon and He is mad (insane—He raves, He rambles). Why do you listen to Him?
21 Others argued, These are not the thoughts and the language of one possessed. Can a demon-possessed person open blind eyes?
22 After this the Feast of Dedication [of the reconsecration of the temple] was taking place at Jerusalem. It was winter,
23 And Jesus was walking in Solomon’s Porch in the temple area.
24 So the Jews surrounded Him and began asking Him, How long are You going to keep us in doubt and suspense? If You are really the Christ (the Messiah), tell us so plainly and openly.
25 Jesus answered them, I have told you so, yet you do not believe Me [you do not trust Me and rely on Me]. The very works that I do by the power of My Father and in My Father’s name bear witness concerning Me [they are My credentials and evidence in support of Me].
26 But you do not believe and trust and rely on Me because you do not belong to My fold [you are no sheep of Mine].
27 The sheep that are My own hear and are listening to My voice; and I know them, and they follow Me.
28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never lose it or perish throughout the ages. [To all eternity they shall never by any means be destroyed.] And no one is able to snatch them out of My hand.
29 My Father, Who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all [else]; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father’s hand.
30 I and the Father are One.
31 Again the Jews [d]brought up stones to stone Him.
32 Jesus said to them, My Father has enabled Me to do many good deeds. [I have shown many acts of mercy in your presence.] For which of these do you mean to stone Me?
33 The Jews replied, We are not going to stone You for a good act, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere [e]Man, make Yourself [out to be] God.
34 Jesus answered, Is it not written in your Law, I said, You are gods?(C)
35 So men are called gods [by the Law], men to whom God’s message came—and the Scripture cannot be set aside or cancelled or broken or annulled—
36 [If that is true] do you say of the One Whom the Father consecrated and dedicated and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, You are blaspheming, because I said, I am the Son of God?
37 If I am not doing the works [performing the deeds] of My Father, then do not believe Me [do not adhere to Me and trust Me and rely on Me].
38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe Me or have faith in Me, [at least] believe the works and have faith in what I do, in order that you may know and understand [clearly] that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father [One with Him].
39 They sought again to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands.
40 He went back again across the Jordan to the locality where John was when he first baptized, and there He remained.
41 And many came to Him, and they kept saying, John did not perform a [single] sign or miracle, but everything John said about this Man was true.
42 And many [people] there became believers in Him. [They adhered to and trusted in and relied on Him.]
Footnotes
- John 10:7 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- John 10:10 Alexander Souter, Pocket Lexicon of the Greek New Testament.
- John 10:16 G. Abbott-Smith, Manual Greek Lexicon.
- John 10:31 Marvin Vincent, Word Studies.
- John 10:33 Capitalized because of what He is, the spotless Son of God, not what the speaker may have thought He was.
Juan 10
Dios Habla Hoy
El pastor y sus ovejas
10 Entonces Jesús dijo: «Les aseguro que el que no entra en el redil de las ovejas por la puerta es un ladrón y un bandido. 2 Pero el que entra por la puerta es el pastor que cuida las ovejas. 3 El portero le abre la puerta, y el pastor llama a cada oveja por su nombre, y las ovejas reconocen su voz; las saca del redil, 4 y cuando ya han salido todas, camina delante de ellas, y las ovejas lo siguen porque reconocen su voz. 5 En cambio, a un desconocido no lo siguen, sino que huyen de él, porque desconocen su voz.»
6 Jesús les puso esta comparación, pero ellos no entendieron lo que les quería decir.
Jesús, el buen pastor
7 Jesús volvió a decirles: «Esto les aseguro: Yo soy la puerta por donde pasan las ovejas. 8 Todos los que vinieron antes de mí, fueron unos ladrones y unos bandidos; pero las ovejas no les hicieron caso. 9 Yo soy la puerta: el que por mí entre, se salvará. Será como una oveja que entra y sale y encuentra pastos.
10 »El ladrón viene solamente para robar, matar y destruir; pero yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia. 11 Yo soy el buen pastor. El buen pastor da su vida por las ovejas; 12 pero el que trabaja solamente por la paga, cuando ve venir al lobo deja las ovejas y huye, porque no es el pastor y porque las ovejas no son suyas. Y el lobo ataca a las ovejas y las dispersa en todas direcciones. 13 Ese hombre huye porque lo único que le importa es la paga, y no las ovejas.
14-15 »Yo soy el buen pastor. Así como mi Padre me conoce a mí y yo conozco a mi Padre, así también yo conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí. Yo doy mi vida por las ovejas. 16 También tengo otras ovejas que no son de este redil; y también a ellas debo traerlas. Ellas me obedecerán, y formarán un solo rebaño, con un solo pastor.
17 »El Padre me ama porque yo doy mi vida para volverla a recibir. 18 Nadie me quita la vida, sino que yo la doy por mi propia voluntad. Tengo el derecho de darla y de volver a recibirla. Esto es lo que me ordenó mi Padre.»
19 Cuando los judíos oyeron estas palabras, volvieron a dividirse. 20 Muchos de ellos decían:
—¿Por qué le hacen caso, si tiene un demonio y está loco?
21 Pero otros decían:
—Nadie que tenga un demonio puede hablar así. ¿Acaso un demonio puede dar la vista a los ciegos?
Los judíos rechazan a Jesús
22 Era invierno, y en Jerusalén estaban celebrando la fiesta en que se conmemoraba la dedicación del templo. 23 Jesús estaba en el templo, y andaba por el Pórtico de Salomón. 24 Entonces los judíos lo rodearon y le preguntaron:
—¿Hasta cuándo nos vas a tener en dudas? Si tú eres el Mesías, dínoslo de una vez.
25 Jesús les contestó:
—Ya se lo dije a ustedes, y no me creyeron. Las cosas que yo hago con la autoridad de mi Padre, lo demuestran claramente; 26 pero ustedes no creen, porque no son de mis ovejas. 27 Mis ovejas reconocen mi voz, y yo las conozco y ellas me siguen. 28 Yo les doy vida eterna, y jamás perecerán ni nadie me las quitará. 29 Lo que el Padre me ha dado es más grande que todo, y nadie se lo puede quitar. 30 El Padre y yo somos uno solo.
31 Los judíos volvieron a tomar piedras para tirárselas, 32 pero Jesús les dijo:
—Por el poder de mi Padre he hecho muchas cosas buenas delante de ustedes; ¿por cuál de ellas me van a apedrear?
33 Los judíos le contestaron:
—No te vamos a apedrear por ninguna cosa buena que hayas hecho, sino porque tus palabras son una ofensa contra Dios. Tú no eres más que un hombre, pero te estás haciendo Dios a ti mismo.
34 Jesús les dijo:
—En la ley de ustedes está escrito: “Yo dije que ustedes son dioses.” 35 Sabemos que lo que la Escritura dice, no se puede negar; y Dios llamó dioses a aquellas personas a quienes dirigió su mensaje. 36 Y si Dios me consagró a mí y me envió al mundo, ¿cómo pueden ustedes decir que lo he ofendido porque dije que soy Hijo de Dios? 37 Si yo no hago las obras que hace mi Padre, no me crean. 38 Pero si las hago, aunque no me crean a mí, crean en las obras que hago, para que sepan de una vez por todas que el Padre está en mí y que yo estoy en el Padre.
39 Otra vez quisieron arrestarlo, pero Jesús se les escapó.
40 Regresó Jesús al otro lado del Jordán, y se quedó allí, en el lugar donde Juan había estado antes bautizando. 41 Mucha gente fue a verlo, y decían:
—De veras, aunque Juan no hizo ninguna señal milagrosa, todo lo que dijo de este hombre era verdad.
42 Y muchos en aquel lugar creyeron en Jesús.
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