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John 10
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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
Juan 10
Palabra de Dios para Todos
Juan 10
Palabra de Dios para Todos
El pastor y sus ovejas
10 »Les digo la verdad: cuando alguien entra al corral de las ovejas debe hacerlo por la puerta. El que salta y entra por otro lado es un ladrón y un bandido. 2 Pero el pastor que cuida las ovejas entra por la puerta del corral. 3 El que vigila la puerta le abre la puerta al pastor. El pastor llama a las ovejas por sus propios nombres; ellas escuchan su voz y él las guía hacia afuera. 4 Cuando las ha sacado a todas, el pastor camina delante de ellas, y ellas lo siguen porque conocen su voz. 5 Pero sus ovejas no siguen a un extraño, sino que se alejan de él porque no conocen su voz.
6 Jesús les dio este ejemplo, pero la gente no entendió lo que les decía.
Jesús, el buen pastor
7 Jesús les dijo otra vez: «Les digo la verdad, yo soy la puerta por la que pasa el rebaño. 8 Todos los que vinieron antes de mí son unos ladrones y bandidos. Las ovejas no los escucharon. 9 Yo soy la puerta. Si alguno pasa por mí, se salvará. Podrá entrar y salir y encontrará todo lo que necesita. 10 El ladrón solamente viene para robar, matar y destruir. Yo vine para que la gente tenga vida y la tenga en abundancia.
11 »Yo soy el buen pastor. El buen pastor da su vida por las ovejas. 12 El empleado al que le pagan por cuidar las ovejas no es como el pastor. Las ovejas no le pertenecen, así que cuando ve que viene el lobo, abandona las ovejas y se escapa. El lobo las ataca y las dispersa. 13 El empleado huye porque sólo le importa que le paguen y no le importan las ovejas.
14 »Yo soy el buen pastor. Conozco a mis ovejas y ellas me conocen a mí 15 así como el Padre me conoce a mí y yo lo conozco a él. Yo doy mi vida por las ovejas. 16 Tengo también otras ovejas que no son de este rebaño, y debo traerlas a ellas también. Ellas escucharán mi voz y habrá un solo rebaño y un solo pastor. 17 El Padre me ama porque doy mi vida para volver a tenerla. 18 Nadie me quita la vida, sino que la doy libremente. Tengo el derecho de darla y de recibirla de nuevo. Eso es lo que me ordenó mi Padre».
19 Nuevamente los judíos no estaban de acuerdo entre ellos por lo que decía Jesús. 20 La mayoría decía: «Tiene un demonio y está loco. ¿Por qué lo escuchan?» 21 Otros decían: «Un hombre que tiene un demonio no dice estas cosas. Un demonio no puede darle la vista a un ciego».
Los líderes judíos en contra de Jesús
22 Era invierno y llegó la fiesta de la Dedicación en Jerusalén. 23 Jesús estaba caminando dentro del templo en el pórtico de Salomón. 24 Los líderes judíos lo rodearon y le dijeron:
—¿Cuánto tiempo más nos vas a tener en suspenso? Si eres el Mesías, dínoslo ya.
25 Jesús les respondió:
—Ya se lo he dicho a ustedes, pero no creen. Las obras que hago en nombre de mi Padre dan testimonio a mi favor, 26 pero ustedes no creen porque no son de mis ovejas. 27 Mis ovejas oyen mi voz, y yo las conozco y me siguen. 28 Les doy vida eterna y no morirán jamás, nadie me las puede quitar. 29 Mi Padre me las dio y él es más grande que cualquiera.[a] Nadie se las puede quitar. 30 El Padre y yo somos uno.
31 De nuevo, los judíos tomaron piedras para tirarle, pero 32 Jesús les contestó:
—Les he mostrado muchas buenas obras de mi Padre, y ustedes las han visto. ¿Por cuál de todas me van a apedrear?
33 Los líderes judíos le respondieron:
—No te apedreamos por algo bueno que hayas hecho, sino porque hablas en contra de Dios. No eres más que un ser humano, pero dices que eres Dios. Por eso te vamos a apedrear.
34 (A)Jesús les contestó:
—En la ley de ustedes está escrito que Dios dijo: “Yo dije que ustedes son dioses”.[b] 35 Si llamó “dioses” a aquellos que recibieron el mensaje de Dios, y las Escrituras no pueden ser ignoradas, 36 ¿por qué al que el Padre eligió y envió al mundo le dicen ustedes que ofende a Dios porque dije: “Soy el Hijo de Dios”? 37 Si no hago las obras de 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 con toda seguridad que el Padre está en mí y yo en él.
39 Trataron otra vez de arrestarlo, pero él se les escapó de las manos.
40 Jesús regresó nuevamente al otro lado del río Jordán, al mismo lugar donde Juan antes había estado bautizando, y se quedó allí. 41 Muchos fueron a él, y decían: «Juan no hizo ninguna señal milagrosa, pero todo lo que dijo sobre este hombre es verdad». 42 Y allí muchos creyeron en él.
John 10
Legacy Standard Bible
John 10
Legacy Standard Bible
I Am the Good Shepherd
10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is (A)a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is (B)a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear (C)his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and (D)leads them out. 4 When he brings all his own out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know (E)his voice. 5 A stranger they will never follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know (F)the voice of strangers.” 6 This (G)figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am (H)the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before Me are (I)thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9 (J)I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they (K)may have life, and [a]have it abundantly.
11 “(L)I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd (M)lays down His life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand, and not a (N)shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees—and the wolf snatches and scatters them— 13 because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep. 14 (O)I am the good shepherd, and (P)I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as (Q)the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and (R)I lay down My life for the sheep. 16 And I have (S)other sheep, which are not from this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become (T)one flock with (U)one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves Me, because I (V)lay down My life so that I may take it again. 18 (W)No one [b]takes it away from Me, but from Myself, I (X)lay it down. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. (Y)This commandment I received from My Father.”
19 (Z)A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words. 20 And many of them were saying, “He (AA)has a demon and (AB)is insane. Why do you listen to Him?” 21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of someone (AC)demon-possessed. (AD)Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
I and the Father Are One
22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem; 23 it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of (AE)Solomon. 24 (AF)The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long [c]will You keep us in suspense? If You are the [d]Christ, tell us (AG)openly.” 25 Jesus answered them, “(AH)I told you, and you do not believe; (AI)the works that I do in My Father’s name, these bear witness of Me. 26 But you do not believe because (AJ)you are not of My sheep. 27 My sheep (AK)hear My voice, and (AL)I know them, and they follow Me; 28 and I give (AM)eternal life to them, and they will never perish—ever; and (AN)no one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 [e]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. 30 (AO)I and the Father are [f]one.”
31 The Jews (AP)picked up stones again to stone Him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?” 33 The Jews answered Him, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for (AQ)blasphemy; and because You, being a man, (AR)make Yourself God.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in (AS)your (AT)Law, ‘(AU)I said, you are gods’? 35 If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), 36 do you say of Him, whom the Father (AV)sanctified and (AW)sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘(AX)I am the Son of God’? 37 (AY)If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me; 38 but if I do them, though you do not believe Me, believe (AZ)the works, so that you may know and continue knowing that (BA)the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.” 39 Therefore (BB)they were seeking again to seize Him, and (BC)He eluded their grasp.
40 And He went away (BD)again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there. 41 And many came to Him and were saying, “While John did no (BE)sign, yet (BF)everything John said about this man was true.” 42 (BG)And many believed in Him there.
Footnotes
- John 10:10 Or have abundance
- John 10:18 Some mss has taken
- John 10:24 Lit do You lift up our soul
- John 10:24 Messiah
- John 10:29 One early ms What My Father has given Me is greater than all
- John 10:30 Or a unity, one essence
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