^{1 Ref} `Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;

^{2 Ref} and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;

^{3 Ref} to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;

^{4 Ref} and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;

^{5 Ref} and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

^{6 Ref} This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;

^{7 Ref} Jesus said therefore again to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- I am the door of the sheep;

^{8 Ref} all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;

^{9 Ref} I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.

^{10 Ref} `The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have `it' abundantly.

^{11 Ref} `I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;

^{12 Ref} and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;

^{13 Ref} and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.

^{14 Ref} `I am the good shepherd, and I know my `sheep', and am known by mine,

^{15 Ref} according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

^{16 Ref} and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock -- one shepherd.

^{17 Ref} `Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

^{18 Ref} no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

^{19 Ref} Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words,

^{20 Ref} and many of them said, `He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

^{21 Ref} others said, `These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?'

²² And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter,

^{23 Ref} and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon,

^{24 Ref} the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, `Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.'

^{25 Ref} Jesus answered them, `I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;

^{26 Ref} but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,

^{27 Ref} according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,

^{28 Ref} and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish -- to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;

^{29 Ref} my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;

^{30 Ref} I and the Father are one.'

^{31 Ref} Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;

^{32 Ref} Jesus answered them, `Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'

^{33 Ref} The Jews answered him, saying, `For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.'

^{34 Ref} Jesus answered them, `Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?

^{35 Ref} if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)

^{36 Ref} of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say -- Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?

^{37 Ref} if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;

^{38 Ref} and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me `is' the Father, and I in Him.'

^{39 Ref} Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand,

^{40 Ref} and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there,

^{41 Ref} and many came unto him, and said -- `John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;'

^{42 Ref} and many did believe in him there.

^{1 Ref} Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.

^{2 Ref} He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.

^{3 Ref} The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

^{4 Ref} When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

^{5 Ref} They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.

^{6 Ref} In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

^{7 Ref} So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

^{8 Ref} All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

^{9 Ref} I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.

^{10 Ref} The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

^{11 Ref} I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

^{12 Ref} He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

^{13 Ref} Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.

^{14 Ref} I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,

^{15 Ref} Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.

^{16 Ref} And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

^{17 Ref} For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

^{18 Ref} No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.

^{19 Ref} There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.

^{20 Ref} And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?

^{21 Ref} Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?

²² Then came the feast of the opening of the Temple in Jerusalem: it was winter;

^{23 Ref} And Jesus was walking in the Temple, in Solomon's covered way.

^{24 Ref} Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.

^{25 Ref} Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

^{26 Ref} But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.

^{27 Ref} My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

^{28 Ref} And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

^{29 Ref} That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.

^{30 Ref} I and my Father are one.

^{31 Ref} Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.

^{32 Ref} Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?

^{33 Ref} This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.

^{34 Ref} In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?

^{35 Ref} If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),

^{36 Ref} Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?

^{37 Ref} If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;

^{38 Ref} But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.

^{39 Ref} Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.

^{40 Ref} And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.

^{41 Ref} And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.

^{42 Ref} And a number came to have faith in him there.