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”)
ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏣᏂ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 10
Cherokee New Testament
10 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏴᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏂᏃᏕᎾ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏣᏘᏂᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᎸᏍᏗᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᎾᏌᎲᏍᎩ.
2 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏴᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏫ ᎤᏂᏃᏕᎾ ᏗᎦᏘᏯ.
3 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏍᏚᎢᏒᎰᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᏍᎪ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᎾᏙᎥ ᏓᏯᏂᏍᎪ ᎠᏫ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᏘᏂᏒᏍᎩᏂ ᏕᎦᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ.
4 ᏕᎦᏄᎪᏩᏃ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᏫ, ᎢᎬᏱ ᏓᎴᏁᎰᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫ ᎬᏩᏍᏓᏩᏕᎪᎢ; ᎠᏃᎵᎪᏰᏃ ᎧᏁᎬᎢ;
5 ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏍᎩᏂ ᎥᏝ ᏴᎬᏂᏍᏓᏩᏚᎦ, ᎠᎾᎵᎡᎰᏉ, ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏯᏃᎵᎪ ᏅᏩᎾᏓᎴ ᎠᏂᏁᎬᎢ.
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏓᏟᎶᏍᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏚᏬᏁᏔᏅᎩ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏳᏃᎵᏤ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᏬᏁᏔᏅᎢ.
7 ᎿᏉᏃ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏥᏌ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏚᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᏂᏨᏪᏎᎭ, ᎠᏴ ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏫ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ.
8 ᏂᎦᏛ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎤᏂᎷᏨᎯ ᎠᏴ ᎣᏂ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎾᏓᎾᏌᎲᏍᎩ. ᎠᏎᏃ ᎠᏫ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎬᏩᎾᏛᎦᏁᎴᎢ.
9 ᎦᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᏴ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᎶ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᏴᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᏎ ᎠᏥᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏴᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏄᎪᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏛᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎦᏄᎸᏒᎢ.
10 ᎦᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ ᎦᎷᎪᎢ, ᎤᏃᏍᎩᏍᏗᏱᏉ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᎯᏍᏗᏱᏉ ᎤᏰᎸᏐᎢ: ᎠᏴ ᎠᎩᎷᏥᎸ, ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᎢᏨᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
11 ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᏥᎦᏘᏯ. ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᎦᏘᏯ ᎬᏅᎢ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏓᏁᎰ ᎠᏫ.
12 ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏛᏍᎩᏂ, ᎠᏫ-ᏗᎦᏘᏯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏩᏯ ᏣᎢᏒᎢ ᏩᎪᏩᏛ, ᏕᎬᏕᎪ ᎠᏫ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏘᏍᎪᎢ; ᏩᏯᏃ ᏕᎦᏂᏱᏍᎪ ᎠᎴ ᏓᏗᎦᎴᏯᏍᎪ ᎠᏫ.
13 ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᎠᎵᏘᏍᎪᎢ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᎠᏥᏅᏏᏛᏉ ᎨᏒᎢ.
14 ᎠᏴ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏫ-ᏗᏥᎦᏘᏯ; ᎠᎴ ᏕᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᎬᎩᎦᏔᎭ,
15 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏣᎩᎦᏔᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏥᏥᎦᏔᎭ. ᎠᎴ ᎬᏅ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏕᏥᏁᎭ ᎠᏫ.
16 ᎠᎴ ᏄᎾᏓᎴ ᎠᏫ ᏓᎩᎧᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎥᏝ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏂᏴᏍᏗᏱ ᏯᏂᏯᎠ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏎ ᏙᏓᎦᏘᏃᎵ, ᎠᎴ ᏛᎾᏛᎦᏂ ᏥᏁᎬᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏑᎾᏓᏡᎩ ᏅᏛᎾᎵᏍᏔᏂ; ᎠᎴ ᏌᏉ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏫᏗᎦᏘᏯ.
17 ᎡᎳᏗ ᏥᏥᎥᏍᎦ ᎬᏅᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᎩᎩᏏᏐᏗ ᏥᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎠᎩᎨᏳᎭ.
18 ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏛᎩᎩᎡᎵ, ᎠᏋᏒᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏛ ᎡᎳᏗ ᏓᏥᏂ. ᎠᎩᎭ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎬᎩᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᎭ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎬᎩᎩᏏᏐᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎠᎩᏁᏤᎸ.
19 ᎿᏉᏃ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏔᎵ ᏄᎾᏓᏛᎩ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏪᏒᎢ.
20 ᎤᏂᏣᏛᎩᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏑᏴᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏯᎠ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎸᏃᏘᎭ; ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᎡᏣᏛᏓᏍᏓᏁᎭ?
21 ᎢᎦᏛᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎦᏪ ᏥᎧᏁᎦ ᎥᏝ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏯᎢ ᎤᏁᎢᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ; ᏥᎪ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᏰᎵ ᏱᏓᏍᏚᎢᏏ ᏗᎨᏫ ᏗᎦᏙᎵ.
22 ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱᏃ ᎤᏂᎾᎦᎸᎲ ᏓᎾᎵᏍᏓᏴᎲᏍᎬᎩ ᏥᎷᏏᎵᎻ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎳ ᎨᏒᎩ.
23 ᏥᏌᏃ ᎡᏙᎲᎩ ᎤᏛᏅ-ᏗᎦᎳᏫᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᏐᎵᎹᏅ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᏲᏓᏝᎲᎢ.
24 ᎿᏉᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎬᏩᏓᏡᏫᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᎯᎠ ᏂᎬᏩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎯᎳᎪ ᏅᏓᎪᎯᏥ ᏍᎩᏰᎵᎢᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ? ᎢᏳᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏍᎩᏃᎲᏏ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ.
25 ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏂᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎢᏨᏃᏁᎸᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏍᎩᏲᎢᏳᏁᎢ. ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᏥᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏚᏙᏍᏛᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏋᏁᎭ.
26 ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏂᎯ ᎠᏫ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᏂᏨᏪᏎᎸᎩ.
27 ᎠᏫ ᏗᏆᏤᎵᎦ ᎠᎾᏛᎩᏍᎪ ᏥᏁᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏴ ᎦᏥᎦᏔᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏍᏓᏩᏕᎪᎢ,
28 ᎠᎴ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎦᏥᏁᎰᎢ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏧᏂᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏗᏆᏑᎦᎸᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ.
29 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏗᎩᎧᏁᎸᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ ᎾᏂᎥᎢ, ᎥᏝᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎩᎶ ᎡᏙᏓ ᏗᎬᏩᏛᎦᎸᏙᏗ ᏱᎩ.
30 ᎠᏴ ᎡᏙᏓᏃ ᏌᏉᏉ.
31 ᎿᏉᏃ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᏔᎵᏁ ᏅᏯ ᏚᏂᎩᏒᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᏍᏙᏗ.
32 ᏥᏌ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏚᏂᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎤᏣᏔ ᏱᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎡᏙᏙᏱ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏨᏴᏁᎸ; ᎦᏙ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎠᎩᏍᏛᏗᎠ ᏅᏯ ᏥᏕᏍᎩᏴᏂᏍᏗᎭ?
33 ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᏁᏨ ᎯᎠ ᏅᎬᏩᏪᏎᎸᎩ; ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᏴᎨᏣᏍᏛᏓ ᏅᏯ ᏱᏙᎨᏨᏴᏂᏍᏓ, ᎯᏐᏢᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᏍᎩᏂ, ᏂᎯ ᏴᏫᏉ ᏥᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏣᏤᎸᏍᎦ.
34 ᏥᏌ ᏚᏁᏤᎸᎩ; ᏝᏍᎪ ᎯᎠ ᏘᏂ ᎬᏅ ᏱᎪᏪᎳ ᏗᏥᎧᎿᏩᏛᏍᏗᏱ; ᏂᎯ ᎢᏨᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎠᏆᏛᏅᎩ?
35 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎢᏣᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏬᏎᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎨᏥᏁᏤᎸᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ,
36 ᏥᎪ ᎯᏐᏢᎢᏍᏗᎭ ᎢᎡᏦᏎᎭ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ ᎤᎸᏉᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏅᏏᏛ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ "ᎠᏴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏪᏥ" ᏥᎦᏛ?
37 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᏙᏓ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏍᎩᏲᎢᏳᏅᎩ
38 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏃᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏱᏓᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᏂᏍᎩᏲᎢᏳᎲᏍᎬᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏎ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏰᎵ ᎨᏣᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏦᎯᏳᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᎩᏯᎥᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴᏥᏯᎥᎢ
39 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎤᎾᏁᎶᏔᏅᎩ ᎬᏩᏂᏴᏗᏱ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᏗᏫᏎᎸᎩ,
40 ᎠᎴ ᏦᏓᏂ ᏍᎪᎾ ᏭᎶᏒᎩ, ᎾᎿ ᏣᏂ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏚᏓᏬᎥᎢ. ᎾᎿᏃ ᎤᏪᏙᎸᎩ.
41 ᎤᏂᏣᏛᏃ ᎬᏩᎷᏤᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏂᏪᏒᎩ; ᏣᏂ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏱᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏣᏂ ᏄᏪᏒ ᎤᏃᎮᎸ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎨᏎᎢ.
42 ᎾᎿᏃ ᎤᏂᏔᏛ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᏅᎩ
Juan 10
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Parábola del redil
10 «De cierto, de cierto les digo: El ladrón y el salteador es el que no entra por la puerta del redil de las ovejas, sino que trepa por otra parte. 2 Pero el que entra por la puerta, es el pastor de las ovejas. 3 A éste el portero le abre, y las ovejas oyen su voz; y él llama a las ovejas por su nombre, y las saca. 4 Y una vez que ha sacado a todas sus ovejas, va delante de ellas; y las ovejas lo siguen, porque conocen su voz. 5 Pero a un extraño no lo siguen, sino que huyen de él, porque no conocen la voz de gente extraña.» 6 Jesús les dijo esta alegoría; pero ellos no entendieron qué les quiso decir.
Jesús, el buen pastor
7 Una vez más Jesús les dijo: «De cierto, de cierto les digo: Yo soy la puerta de las ovejas. 8 Todos los que vinieron antes de mí, son ladrones y salteadores; pero las ovejas no los oyeron. 9 Yo soy la puerta; el que por mí entra, será salvo; y entrará y saldrá, y hallará pastos. 10 El ladrón no viene sino para hurtar, matar y destruir; yo he venido para que tengan vida, y para que la tengan en abundancia. 11 Yo soy el buen pastor;(A) el buen pastor da su vida por las ovejas. 12 Pero el asalariado, el que no es el pastor ni el dueño de las ovejas, huye y abandona las ovejas cuando ve venir al lobo, y el lobo las arrebata y las dispersa. 13 Al que es asalariado, no le importan las ovejas. 14 Yo soy el buen pastor. Yo conozco a mis ovejas, y ellas me conocen a mí, 15 así como el Padre me conoce a mí, y yo conozco al Padre;(B) y yo pongo mi vida por las ovejas. 16 También tengo otras ovejas, que no son de este redil; también a aquéllas debo traer, y oirán mi voz, y habrá un rebaño y un pastor. 17 Por eso el Padre me ama, porque yo pongo mi vida para volver a tomarla. 18 Nadie me la quita, sino que yo la doy por mi propia cuenta. Tengo poder para ponerla, y tengo poder para volver a tomarla. Este mandamiento lo recibí de mi Padre.»
19 Y volvió a haber disensión entre los judíos por causa de estas palabras. 20 Muchos de ellos decían: «Tiene un demonio, y ha perdido el juicio. ¿Por qué hacerle caso?» 21 Otros decían: «Estas palabras no son de un endemoniado. ¿Acaso un demonio puede abrir los ojos de los ciegos?»
Los judíos rechazan a Jesús
22 Era invierno, y en Jerusalén se estaba celebrando la fiesta de la dedicación. 23 Jesús andaba en el templo, por el pórtico de Salomón. 24 Entonces los judíos lo rodearon y le dijeron: «¿Hasta cuándo vas a perturbarnos el alma? Si tú eres el Cristo, dínoslo abiertamente.» 25 Jesús les respondió: «Ya se lo he dicho, y ustedes no creen; pero las obras que yo hago en nombre de mi Padre son las que dan testimonio de mí. 26 Si ustedes no creen, es porque no son de mis ovejas. 27 Las que son mis ovejas, oyen mi voz; y yo las conozco, y ellas me siguen. 28 Y yo les doy vida eterna; y no perecerán jamás, ni nadie las arrebatará de mi mano. 29 Mi Padre, que me las dio, es mayor que todos, y nadie las puede arrebatar de la mano de mi Padre. 30 El Padre y yo somos uno.»
31 Entonces los judíos volvieron a tomar piedras para apedrearlo, 32 pero Jesús les respondió: «Yo les he mostrado de mi Padre muchas buenas obras; ¿por cuál de ellas me apedrean?» 33 Los judíos le respondieron: «No te apedreamos por ninguna buena obra, sino por la blasfemia;(C) porque tú eres hombre, pero te haces Dios.» 34 Jesús les respondió: «¿Y no está escrito en la ley de ustedes: “Yo dije, ustedes son dioses”?(D) 35 Si se llamó dioses a aquellos a quienes vino la palabra de Dios (y la Escritura no puede ser quebrantada), 36 ¿ustedes dicen “Tú blasfemas” a quien el Padre santificó y envió al mundo, sólo porque dije: “Hijo de Dios soy”? 37 Si no hago las obras de mi Padre, no me crean. 38 Pero si las hago, crean a las obras, aunque no me crean a mí, para que sepan y crean que el Padre está en mí, y que yo estoy en el Padre.» 39 Una vez más procuraron aprehenderlo, pero él se escapó de sus manos.
40 Y volvió al otro lado del Jordán, al lugar donde antes había estado bautizando Juan,(E) y allí se quedó. 41 Y muchos se acercaban a él, y decían: «A decir verdad, Juan no hizo ninguna señal; pero todo lo que dijo de éste, era verdad.» 42 Y muchos allí creyeron en él.
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