^{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} "Most assuredly, I tell you, one who doesn't enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

^{2 Ref} But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

^{3 Ref} The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

^{4 Ref} Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

^{5 Ref} They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don't know the voice of strangers."

^{6 Ref} Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand what he was telling them.

^{7 Ref} Jesus therefore said to them again, "Most assuredly, I tell you, I am the sheep's door.

^{8 Ref} All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.

^{9 Ref} I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.

^{10 Ref} The thief only comes to steal, 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 lays down his life for the sheep.

^{12 Ref} He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn't own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.

^{13 Ref} The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn't care for the sheep.

^{14 Ref} I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own;

^{15 Ref} even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.

^{16 Ref} I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.

^{17 Ref} Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.

^{18 Ref} No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."

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

^{20 Ref} Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?"

^{21 Ref} Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn't possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"

²² It was the Feast of the Dedication{The "Feast of the Dedication" is the Greek name for "Chanukkah," a celebration of the rededication of the Temple.} at Jerusalem.

^{23 Ref} It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch.

^{24 Ref} The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."

^{25 Ref} Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you don't believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, these testify about me.

^{26 Ref} But you don't believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.

^{27 Ref} My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

^{28 Ref} I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

^{29 Ref} My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father's hand.

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

^{31 Ref} Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.

^{32 Ref} Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"

^{33 Ref} The Jews answered him, "We don't stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God."

^{34 Ref} Jesus answered them, "Isn't it written in your law, 'I said, you are gods?'

^{35 Ref} If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can't be broken),

^{36 Ref} Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God?'

^{37 Ref} If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.

^{38 Ref} But if I do them, though you don't believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."

^{39 Ref} They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

^{40 Ref} He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed.

^{41 Ref} Many came to him. They said, "John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true."

^{42 Ref} Many believed in him there.