John 10
Living Bible
10 “Anyone refusing to walk through the gate into a sheepfold, who sneaks over the wall, must surely be a thief! 2 For a shepherd comes through the gate. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice and come to him; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 He walks ahead of them; and they follow him, for they recognize his voice. 5 They won’t follow a stranger but will run from him, for they don’t recognize his voice.”
6 Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant, 7 so he explained it to them.
“I am the Gate for the sheep,” he said. 8 “All others who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. 9 Yes, I am the Gate. Those who come in by way of the Gate will be saved and will go in and out and find green pastures. 10 The thief’s purpose is to steal, kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.
11 “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 A hired man will run when he sees a wolf coming and will leave the sheep, for they aren’t his and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf leaps on them and scatters the flock. 13 The hired man runs because he is hired and has no real concern for the sheep.
14 “I am the Good Shepherd and know my own sheep, and they know me, 15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep, too, in another fold. I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice; and there will be one flock with one Shepherd.
17 “The Father loves me because I lay down my life that I may have it back again. 18 No one can kill me without my consent—I lay down my life voluntarily. For I have the right and power to lay it down when I want to and also the right and power to take it again. For the Father has given me this right.”
19 When he said these things, the Jewish leaders were again divided in their opinions about him. 20 Some of them said, “He has a demon or else is crazy. Why listen to a man like that?”
21 Others said, “This doesn’t sound to us like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of blind men?”
22-23 It was winter,[a] and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of the Dedication Celebration. He was at the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Hall. 24 The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
25 “I have already told you,[b] and you don’t believe me,” Jesus replied. “The proof is in the miracles I do in the name of my Father. 26 But you don’t believe me because you are not part of my flock. 27 My sheep recognize my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life and they shall never perish. No one shall snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else, so no one can kidnap them from me. 30 I and the Father are one.”
31 Then again the Jewish leaders picked up stones to kill him.
32 Jesus said, “At God’s direction I have done many a miracle to help the people. For which one are you killing me?”
33 They replied, “Not for any good work, but for blasphemy; you, a mere man, have declared yourself to be God.”
34-36 “In your own Law it says that men are gods!” he replied. “So if the Scripture, which cannot be untrue, speaks of those as gods to whom the message of God came, do you call it blasphemy when the one sanctified and sent into the world by the Father says, ‘I am the Son of God’? 37 Don’t believe me unless I do miracles of God. 38 But if I do, believe them even if you don’t believe me. Then you will become convinced that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.”
39 Once again they started to arrest him. But he walked away and left them, 40 and went beyond the Jordan River to stay near the place where John was first baptizing. 41 And many followed him.
“John didn’t do miracles,” they remarked to one another, “but all his predictions concerning this man have come true.” 42 And many came to the decision that he was the Messiah.[c]
Footnotes
- John 10:22 December 25 was the usual date for this celebration of the cleansing of the Temple.
- John 10:25 I have already told you, see 5:19; 8:36, 56, 58, etc.
- John 10:42 many came to the decision that he was the Messiah, literally, “many believed on him there.”
John 10
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Jesus the Good Shepherd
10 ‘Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.’ 6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7 So again Jesus said to them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it 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 and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 The hired hand runs away because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14 I am 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 my life for the sheep. 16 I have other sheep that do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18 No one takes[a] it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.’
19 Again the Jews were divided because of these words. 20 Many of them were saying, ‘He has a demon and is out of his mind. Why listen to him?’ 21 Others were saying, ‘These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?’
Jesus Is Rejected by the Jews
22 At that time the festival 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 gathered around him and said to him, ‘How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah,[b] tell us plainly.’ 25 Jesus answered, ‘I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; 26 but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand.[c] 30 The Father and I are one.’
31 The Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus replied, ‘I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these are you going to stone me?’ 33 The Jews answered, ‘It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you, but for blasphemy, because you, though only a human being, are making yourself God.’ 34 Jesus answered, ‘Is it not written in your law,[d] “I said, you are gods”? 35 If those to whom the word of God came were called “gods”—and the scripture cannot be annulled— 36 can you say that the one whom the Father has sanctified and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said, “I am God’s Son”? 37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me. 38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand[e] that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.’ 39 Then they tried to arrest him again, but he escaped from their hands.
40 He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there. 41 Many came to him, and they were saying, ‘John performed no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.’ 42 And many believed in him there.
Footnotes
- John 10:18 Other ancient authorities read has taken
- John 10:24 Or the Christ
- John 10:29 Other ancient authorities read My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand
- John 10:34 Other ancient authorities read in the law
- John 10:38 Other ancient authorities lack and understand; others read and believe
João 10
Almeida Revista e Corrigida 2009
Jesus, o bom Pastor
10 Na verdade, na verdade vos digo que aquele que não entra pela porta no curral das ovelhas, mas sobe por outra parte, é ladrão e salteador. 2 Aquele, porém, que entra pela porta é o pastor das ovelhas. 3 A este o porteiro abre, e as ovelhas ouvem a sua voz, e chama pelo nome às suas ovelhas e as traz para fora. 4 E, quando tira para fora as suas ovelhas, vai adiante delas, e as ovelhas o seguem, porque conhecem a sua voz. 5 Mas, de modo nenhum, seguirão o estranho; antes, fugirão dele, porque não conhecem a voz dos estranhos. 6 Jesus disse-lhes esta parábola, mas eles não entenderam o que era que lhes dizia.
7 Tornou, pois, Jesus a dizer-lhes: Em verdade vos digo que eu sou a porta das ovelhas. 8 Todos quantos vieram antes de mim são ladrões e salteadores, mas as ovelhas não os ouviram. 9 Eu sou a porta; se alguém entrar por mim, salvar-se-á, e entrará, e sairá, e achará pastagens. 10 O ladrão não vem senão a roubar, a matar e a destruir; eu vim para que tenham vida e a tenham com abundância. 11 Eu sou o bom Pastor; o bom Pastor dá a sua vida pelas ovelhas. 12 Mas o mercenário, que não é pastor, de quem não são as ovelhas, vê vir o lobo, e deixa as ovelhas, e foge; e o lobo as arrebata e dispersa. 13 Ora, o mercenário foge, porque é mercenário e não tem cuidado das ovelhas. 14 Eu sou o bom Pastor, e conheço as minhas ovelhas, e das minhas sou conhecido. 15 Assim como o Pai me conhece a mim, também eu conheço o Pai e dou a minha vida pelas ovelhas. 16 Ainda tenho outras ovelhas que não são deste aprisco; também me convém agregar estas, e elas ouvirão a minha voz, e haverá um rebanho e um Pastor. 17 Por isso, o Pai me ama, porque dou a minha vida para tornar a tomá-la. 18 Ninguém ma tira de mim, mas eu de mim mesmo a dou; tenho poder para a dar e poder para tornar a tomá-la. Esse mandamento recebi de meu Pai.
19 Tornou, pois, a haver divisão entre os judeus por causa dessas palavras. 20 E muitos deles diziam: Tem demônio e está fora de si; por que o ouvis? 21 Diziam outros: Estas palavras não são de endemoninhado; pode, porventura, um demônio abrir os olhos aos cegos?
A Festa da Dedicação
22 E em Jerusalém havia a Festa da Dedicação, e era inverno. 23 E Jesus passeava no templo, no alpendre de Salomão. 24 Rodearam-no, pois, os judeus e disseram-lhe: Até quando terás a nossa alma suspensa? Se tu és o Cristo, dize-no-lo abertamente. 25 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Já vo-lo tenho dito, e não o credes. As obras que eu faço em nome de meu Pai, essas testificam de mim. 26 Mas vós não credes, porque não sois das minhas ovelhas, como já vo-lo tenho dito. 27 As minhas ovelhas ouvem a minha voz, e eu conheço-as, e elas me seguem; 28 e dou-lhes a vida eterna, e nunca hão de perecer, e ninguém as arrebatará das minhas mãos. 29 Meu Pai, que mas deu, é maior do que todos; e ninguém pode arrebatá-las das mãos de meu Pai. 30 Eu e o Pai somos um.
31 Os judeus pegaram, então, outra vez, em pedras para o apedrejarem. 32 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Tenho-vos mostrado muitas obras boas procedentes de meu Pai; por qual dessas obras me apedrejais? 33 Os judeus responderam, dizendo-lhe: Não te apedrejamos por alguma obra boa, mas pela blasfêmia, porque, sendo tu homem, te fazes Deus a ti mesmo. 34 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Não está escrito na vossa lei: Eu disse: sois deuses? 35 Pois, se a lei chamou deuses àqueles a quem a palavra de Deus foi dirigida (e a Escritura não pode ser anulada), 36 àquele a quem o Pai santificou e enviou ao mundo, vós dizeis: Blasfemas, porque disse: Sou Filho de Deus? 37 Se não faço as obras de meu Pai, não me acrediteis. 38 Mas, se as faço, e não credes em mim, crede nas obras, para que conheçais e acrediteis que o Pai está em mim, e eu, nele. 39 Procuravam, pois, prendê-lo outra vez, mas ele escapou de suas mãos, 40 e retirou-se outra vez para além do Jordão, para o lugar onde João tinha primeiramente batizado, e ali ficou. 41 E muitos iam ter com ele e diziam: Na verdade, João não fez sinal algum, mas tudo quanto João disse deste era verdade. 42 E muitos ali creram nele.
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