John 10:1-21

Jubilee Bible 2000

10 ¶ Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

² But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ To him the porter opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

⁴ And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

⁵ And they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.

⁶ Jesus spoke this parable unto them, but they did not understand what it was that he spoke unto them.

⁷ Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I AM the door of the sheep.

⁸ All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

⁹ I AM the door; whosoever enters in by me shall be saved and shall go in and out and find pasture.

¹⁰ The thief comes not but for to steal and to kill and to destroy the sheep; I am come that they might have life and that they might have it in abundance.

¹¹ I AM the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep.

¹² But the hireling, who is not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep.

¹³ The hireling flees because he is a hireling, and the sheep do not belong to him.

¹⁴ I AM the good shepherd, and know my sheep and am known of mine.

¹⁵ As the Father knows me, even so I know the Father, and I lay down my soul for the sheep.

¹⁶ And I have other sheep which are not of this fold; it is expedient that I bring them also, and they shall hear my voice, and there shall be one fold and one shepherd.

¹⁷ Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my soul that I might take it again.

¹⁸ No man takes it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have received of my Father.

¹⁹ ¶ There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these words.

²⁰ And many of them said, He has a demon and is beside himself; why do ye hear him?

²¹ Others said, These are not the words of him that has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?