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1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
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2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
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3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
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4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
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5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
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6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
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7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
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8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
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9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
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10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
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11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
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12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
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13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
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14 I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
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15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
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16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
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17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
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18 No man taketh 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 have I received of my Father.
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19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
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20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
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21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
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22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
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23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
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24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
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25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
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26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
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27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
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28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
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29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
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30 I and my Father are one.
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31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
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32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
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33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
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34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
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35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
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37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
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38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
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39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
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40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
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41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
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42 And many believed on him there.
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- 1 “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 thief and a robber.
- 2 “But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.
- 3 “To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
- 4 “When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- 5 “A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”
- 6 This 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 the door of the sheep.
- 8 “All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
- 9 “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 may have life, and have it abundantly.
- 11 “I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
- 12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
- 13 “He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.
- 14 “I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,
- 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
- 16 “I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
- 17 “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it again.
- 18 “No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from My Father.”
- 19 A division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
- 20 Many of them were saying, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?”
- 21 Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”
- 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 Solomon.
- 24 The Jews then gathered around Him, and were saying to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
- 25 Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify of Me.
- 26 “But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.
- 27 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;
- 28 and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.
- 29 “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 “I and the Father are one.”
- 31 The Jews 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 blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
- 34 Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, '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 sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
- 37 “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 the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father.”
- 39 Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, and He eluded their grasp.
- 40 And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.
- 41 Many came to Him and were saying, “While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true.”
- 42 Many believed in Him there.
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