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John 10
Lexham English Bible
John 10
Lexham English Bible
Jesus as the Good Shepherd
10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place—that one is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 For this one the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 Whenever he sends out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 And they will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what it was that he was saying to them.
7 Then Jesus said to them[a] again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All those who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep do not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and will go out and will find pasture. 10 The thief comes only[b] so that he can steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and have it[c] abundantly.
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand, who is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf approaching and abandons the sheep and runs away—and the wolf seizes them and scatters them[d]— 13 because he is a hired hand and he is not concerned[e] about the sheep.
14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep which are not from this fold. I must bring these also, and they will hear my voice, and they will become one flock—one shepherd. 17 Because of this the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take possession of it again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down voluntarily.[f] I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take possession of it again. This commandment I received from my Father.”
19 Again there was a division among the Jews because of these words. 20 And many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?” 21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of one who is possessed by a demon! A demon is not able to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”[g]
Jesus at the Feast of the Dedication
22 Then the feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in the temple in the Portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews surrounded him and began to say[h] to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense?[i] If you are the Christ, tell us plainly!” 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you and you do not believe! The deeds that I do in the name of my Father, these testify about me. 26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep! 27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish forever,[j] and no one will seize them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them[k] to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize them[l] from the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”
31 Then[m] the Jews picked up stones again so that they could stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?” 33 The Jews answered him, “We are not going to stone you concerning a good deed, but concerning blasphemy, and because you, although you[n] are a man, make yourself to be God!” 34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?[o] 35 If he called them ‘gods’ to whom the word of God came—and the scripture cannot be broken— 36 do you say about he whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 If I do not do the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. 38 But if I am doing them,[p] even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.” 39 So they were seeking again to seize him, and he departed out of their hand.
40 And he went away again on the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there. 41 And many came to him and began to say,[q] “John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true!” 42 And many believed in him there.
Footnotes
- John 10:7 Some manuscripts omit “to them”
- John 10:10 Literally “does not come except”
- John 10:10 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 10:12 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 10:13 Literally “it is not a concern to him”
- John 10:18 Literally “from myself”
- John 10:21 *The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “is it”
- John 10:24 The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
- John 10:24 Literally “until when will you take away our life”
- John 10:28 Literally “for the age”
- John 10:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 10:29 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 10:31 Some manuscripts omit “Then”
- John 10:33 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“are”) which is understood as concessive
- John 10:34 A quotation from Ps 82:6 (in common usage “law” could refer to the entire Old Testament)
- John 10:38 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- John 10:41 *The imperfect tense has been translated as ingressive here (“began to say”)
John 10
International Standard Version
John 10
International Standard Version
The Illustration of the Sheepfold
10 “Truly, I tell all of you[a] emphatically, the person who doesn’t enter the sheepfold through the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 It’s to him the gatekeeper opens the gate, and it’s his voice the sheep hear. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has driven out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. 5 They’ll never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they don’t recognize the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus used this illustration with them, but they didn’t understand what he was saying to them.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7 So again Jesus said, “Truly, I tell all of you[b] emphatically, I’m the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me[c] are thieves and bandits, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. 9 I’m the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved. He’ll come in and go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal, slaughter, and destroy. I’ve come that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
11 “I’m the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down[d] his life for the sheep. 12 The hired worker, who isn’t the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, deserts the sheep, and runs away. So the wolf snatches them and scatters them, 13 because he’s a hired worker, and the sheep don’t matter to him.
14 I’m the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father. And I lay down[e] my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that don’t belong to this fold. I must lead these also, and they’ll listen to my voice. So there will be one flock and one shepherd. 17 This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it back again. 18 No one is taking it from me; I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This is what my Father has commanded me.”
19 Once again there was a division among the Jews[f] because of what Jesus had been saying. 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why bother listening to him?”
21 Others were saying, “These are not the words of a man who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can it?”
Jesus is Rejected by the Jews
22 Now[g] Hanukkah[h] was taking place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking around in the Temple inside the open porch of Solomon. 24 So the Jewish leaders[i] surrounded him and quizzed him, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you’re the Messiah,[j] tell us so plainly.”
25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you, but you don’t believe it. The actions that I do in my Father’s name testify on my behalf, 26 but you don’t believe, because you don’t belong to my sheep.[k] 27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, they’ll never be lost, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 What my Father has given me[l] is more important than anything,[m] and no one can snatch it from the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”
31 Again the Jewish leaders[n] picked up stones to stone him to death.
32 Jesus replied to them, “I’ve shown you many good actions from my[o] Father. For which of them are you going to stone me?”
33 The Jewish leaders[p] answered him, “We are not going to stone you for a good action, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, are making yourself God!”
34 Jesus replied to them, “Is it not written in your[q] Law, ‘I said, “You are gods”’?[r] 35 If he called those to whom a message from God came ‘gods’ (and the Scripture cannot be disregarded), 36 how can you say to the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You’re blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I’m the Son of God’? 37 If I’m not doing my Father’s actions, don’t believe me. 38 But if I’m doing them, even though you don’t believe me, believe the actions, so that you may know and understand[s] that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.”
39 Again they tried to seize him, but he slipped away from them.[t] 40 Then he went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and he remained there. 41 Many people came to him and kept saying, “John never performed a sign, but everything that John said about this man is true!” 42 And many believed in Jesus[u] there.
Footnotes
- John 10:1 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
- John 10:7 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.
- John 10:8 Other mss. lack before me
- John 10:11 Other mss. read gives
- John 10:15 Other mss. read give
- John 10:19 I.e. Judean leaders
- John 10:22 Other mss. read Then
- John 10:22 Or the Festival of Dedication
- John 10:24 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. the Jews
- John 10:24 Or Christ
- John 10:26 Other mss. read my sheep, just as I told you
- John 10:29 Some MSS read My father, who gave them to me,
- John 10:29 Or is greater than everything else
- John 10:31 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. the Jews
- John 10:32 Other mss. read the
- John 10:33 I.e. Judean leaders; lit. The Jews
- John 10:34 Other mss. read the
- John 10:34 Cf. Ps 82:6
- John 10:38 Other mss. read believe
- John 10:39 Lit. away out of their hands
- John 10:42 Lit. him
約 翰 福 音 10
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
約 翰 福 音 10
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
10 我 實 實 在 在 的 告 訴 你 們 ， 人 進 羊 圈 ， 不 從 門 進 去 ， 倒 從 別 處 爬 進 去 ， 那 人 就 是 賊 ， 就 是 強 盜 。
2 從 門 進 去 的 ， 才 是 羊 的 牧 人 。
3 看 門 的 就 給 他 開 門 ； 羊 也 聽 他 的 聲 音 。 他 按 著 名 叫 自 己 的 羊 ， 把 羊 領 出 來 。
4 既 放 出 自 己 的 羊 來 ， 就 在 前 頭 走 ， 羊 也 跟 著 他 ， 因 為 認 得 他 的 聲 音 。
5 羊 不 跟 著 生 人 ； 因 為 不 認 得 他 的 聲 音 。 必 要 逃 跑 。
6 耶 穌 將 這 比 喻 告 訴 他 們 ， 但 他 們 不 明 白 所 說 的 是 甚 麼 意 思 。
7 所 以 ， 耶 穌 又 對 他 們 說 ： 我 實 實 在 在 的 告 訴 你 們 ， 我 就 是 羊 的 門 。
8 凡 在 我 以 先 來 的 都 是 賊 ， 是 強 盜 ； 羊 卻 不 聽 他 們 。
9 我 就 是 門 ； 凡 從 我 進 來 的 ， 必 然 得 救 ， 並 且 出 入 得 草 吃 。
10 盜 賊 來 ， 無 非 要 偷 竊 ， 殺 害 ， 毀 壞 ； 我 來 了 ， 是 要 叫 羊 （ 或 作 ： 人 ） 得 生 命 ， 並 且 得 的 更 豐 盛 。
11 我 是 好 牧 人 ； 好 牧 人 為 羊 捨 命 。
12 若 是 雇 工 ， 不 是 牧 人 ， 羊 也 不 是 他 自 己 的 ， 他 看 見 狼 來 ， 就 撇 下 羊 逃 走 ； 狼 抓 住 羊 ， 趕 散 了 羊 群 。
13 雇 工 逃 走 ， 因 他 是 雇 工 ， 並 不 顧 念 羊 。
14 我 是 好 牧 人 ； 我 認 識 我 的 羊 ， 我 的 羊 也 認 識 我 ，
15 正 如 父 認 識 我 ， 我 也 認 識 父 一 樣 ； 並 且 我 為 羊 捨 命 。
16 我 另 外 有 羊 ， 不 是 這 圈 裡 的 ； 我 必 須 領 他 們 來 ， 他 們 也 要 聽 我 的 聲 音 ， 並 且 要 合 成 一 群 ， 歸 一 個 牧 人 了 。
17 我 父 愛 我 ； 因 我 將 命 捨 去 ， 好 再 取 回 來 。
18 沒 有 人 奪 我 的 命 去 ， 是 我 自 己 捨 的 。 我 有 權 柄 捨 了 ， 也 有 權 柄 取 回 來 。 這 是 我 從 我 父 所 受 的 命 令 。
19 猶 太 人 為 這 些 話 又 起 了 分 爭 。
20 內 中 有 好 些 人 說 ： 他 是 被 鬼 附 著 ， 而 且 瘋 了 ， 為 甚 麼 聽 他 呢 ？
21 又 有 人 說 ： 這 不 是 鬼 附 之 人 所 說 的 話 。 鬼 豈 能 叫 瞎 子 的 眼 睛 開 了 呢 ？
22 在 耶 路 撒 冷 有 修 殿 節 ， 是 冬 天 的 時 候 。
23 耶 穌 在 殿 裡 所 羅 門 的 廊 下 行 走 。
24 猶 太 人 圍 著 他 ， 說 ： 你 叫 我 們 猶 疑 不 定 到 幾 時 呢 ？ 你 若 是 基 督 ， 就 明 明 的 告 訴 我 們 。
25 耶 穌 回 答 說 ： 我 已 經 告 訴 你 們 ， 你 們 不 信 。 我 奉 我 父 之 名 所 行 的 事 可 以 為 我 作 見 證 ；
26 只 是 你 們 不 信 ， 因 為 你 們 不 是 我 的 羊 。
27 我 的 羊 聽 我 的 聲 音 ， 我 也 認 識 他 們 ， 他 們 也 跟 著 我 。
28 我 又 賜 給 他 們 永 生 ； 他 們 永 不 滅 亡 ， 誰 也 不 能 從 我 手 裡 把 他 們 奪 去 。
29 我 父 把 羊 賜 給 我 ， 他 比 萬 有 都 大 ， 誰 也 不 能 從 我 父 手 裡 把 他 們 奪 去 。
30 我 與 父 原 為 一 。
31 猶 太 人 又 拿 起 石 頭 來 要 打 他 。
32 耶 穌 對 他 們 說 ： 我 從 父 顯 出 許 多 善 事 給 你 們 看 ， 你 們 是 為 那 一 件 拿 石 頭 打 我 呢 ？
33 猶 太 人 回 答 說 ： 我 們 不 是 為 善 事 拿 石 頭 打 你 ， 是 為 你 說 僭 妄 的 話 ； 又 為 你 是 個 人 ， 反 將 自 己 當 作 神 。
34 耶 穌 說 ： 你 們 的 律 法 上 豈 不 是 寫 著 我 曾 說 你 們 是 神 麼 ？
35 經 上 的 話 是 不 能 廢 的 ； 若 那 些 承 受 神 道 的 人 尚 且 稱 為 神 ，
36 父 所 分 別 為 聖 、 又 差 到 世 間 來 的 ， 他 自 稱 是 神 的 兒 子 ， 你 們 還 向 他 說 你 說 僭 妄 的 話 麼 ？
37 我 若 不 行 我 父 的 事 ， 你 們 就 不 必 信 我 ；
38 我 若 行 了 ， 你 們 縱 然 不 信 我 ， 也 當 信 這 些 事 ， 叫 你 們 又 知 道 又 明 白 父 在 我 裡 面 ， 我 也 在 父 裡 面 。
39 他 們 又 要 拿 他 ， 他 卻 逃 出 他 們 的 手 走 了 。
40 耶 穌 又 往 約 但 河 外 去 ， 到 了 約 翰 起 初 施 洗 的 地 方 ， 就 住 在 那 裡 。
41 有 許 多 人 來 到 他 那 裡 。 他 們 說 ： 約 翰 一 件 神 蹟 沒 有 行 過 ， 但 約 翰 指 著 這 人 所 說 的 一 切 話 都 是 真 的 。
42 在 那 裡 ， 信 耶 穌 的 人 就 多 了 。
John 10
New International Version
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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