"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 aa thief
and a robber
.
"But he who enters by the door
is aa shepherd
of the sheep
.
"To him the doorkeeper opens
, and the sheep
hear
ahis voice
, and he calls
his own
sheep
by name
and bleads
them out.
"When he puts
forth
all
his own
, he goes
ahead
of them, and the sheep
follow
him because
they know
ahis voice
.
"A stranger they simply will not follow
, but will flee
from him, because
they do not know
athe voice
of strangers
."
This afigure
of speech
Jesus
spoke
to them, but they did not understand
what
those things were which
He had been saying
to them.
So Jesus
said
to them again
, "Truly
, truly
, I say
to you, I am
athe door
of the sheep
.
"All who
came
before
Me are athieves
and robbers
, but the sheep
did not hear
them.
" aI am the door
; if
anyone
enters
through
Me, he will be saved
, and will go
in and out and find
pasture
.
"The thief comes
only
to steal
and kill
and destroy
; I came
that they amay have
life
, and 1have
it abundantly
.
" aI am the good
shepherd
; the good
shepherd
blays
down
His life
for the sheep
.
"He who is a hired hand
, and not a ashepherd
, 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.
"He flees because he is a hired
hand
and is not concerned
about
the sheep
.
" aI am the good
shepherd
, and bI know
My own
and My own
know
Me,
even as athe Father
knows
Me and I know
the Father
; and bI lay
down
My life
for the sheep
.
"I have aother
sheep
, which
are not of this
fold
; I must
bring
them also
, and they will hear
My voice
; and they will become
bone
flock
with cone
shepherd
.
"For this reason
the Father
loves
Me, because
I alay
down
My life
so
that I may take
it again
.
" aNo one
has taken
it away
from Me, but I blay
it down
on My own
initiative
. I have
authority
to lay
it down
, and I have
authority
to take
it up again
. cThis
commandment
I received
from My Father
."
aA division occurred
again
among
the Jews
because
of these
words
.
Many of them were saying
, "He ahas
a demon
and bis insane
. Why
do you listen
to Him?"
Others were saying
, "These
are not the sayings
of one ademon-possessed
. bA demon
cannot
open
the eyes
of the blind
, can he?"
At that time the Feast
of the Dedication
took
place
at Jerusalem
;
it was winter, and Jesus
was walking
in the temple
in the portico
of aSolomon
.
aThe Jews then
gathered
around
Him, and were saying
to Him, "How
long
1will You keep
us in suspense
? If
You are 2the Christ
, tell
us bplainly
."
Jesus answered
them, " aI told
you, and you do not believe
; bthe works
that I do
in My Father's
name
, these
testify
of Me.
"But you do not believe because
ayou are not of My sheep
.
"My sheep ahear
My voice
, and bI know
them, and they follow
Me;
and I give aeternal
life
to them, and they will never
perish
; and bno
one
will snatch
them out of My hand
.
" 1My 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
.
" aI and the Father are 1one
."
The Jews apicked
up stones
again
to stone
Him.
Jesus answered
them, "I showed
you many
good
works
from the Father
; for which
of them are you stoning
Me?"
The Jews answered
Him, "For a good
work
we do not stone
You, but for ablasphemy
; and because
You, being
a man
, bmake
Yourself
out to be God
."
Jesus answered
them, "Has it not been
written
in ayour bLaw
, ` cI SAID
, YOU ARE GODS
'?
"If he called
them gods
, to whom
the word
of God
came
(and the Scripture
cannot
be broken
),
do you say of Him, whom
the Father
asanctified
and bsent
into the world
, `You are blaspheming
,' because
I said
, ` cI am
the Son
of God
'?
" aIf I do not do
the works
of My Father
, do not believe
Me;
but if I do
them, though
you do not believe
Me, believe
athe works
, so
that you may 1know
and understand
that bthe Father
is in Me, and I in the Father
."
Therefore athey were seeking
again
to seize
Him, and bHe eluded
their grasp
.
And He went away
aagain
beyond
the Jordan
to the place
where
John
was first
baptizing
, and He was staying
there
.
Many came
to Him and were saying
, "While
John
performed
no
asign
, yet
beverything
John
said
about
this
man
was true
."
aMany believed
in Him there
.