John 10

1 Truly, truly, I say to you, he that cometh not in by the door into the fold of the sheep, but ascendeth or goeth up by another way, is a night thief and a day thief.⋮

2 But he that entereth by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep.⋮

3 To this the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.⋮

4 And when he hath done out or hath sent out his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep pursue him; for they know his voice.⋮

5 But they pursue not an alien, but flee from him; for they have not known the voice of aliens.⋮

6 Jesus said to them this proverb; but they knew not what he spake to them.⋮

7 Therefore Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.⋮

8 As many as have come, were night thieves and day thieves, but the sheep heard not them.⋮

9 I am the door. If any man shall enter by me, he shall be saved; and he shall go in, and shall go out, and he shall find pastures.⋮

10 A night thief cometh not, but that he steal, slay, and lose; and I came, that they have life, and have more plenteously.⋮

11 I am a good shepherd; a good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.⋮

12 But an hired hind, and that is not the shepherd, whose be not the sheep his own or whose the sheep be not his own, seeth a wolf coming, and he leaveth the sheep, and fleeth; and the wolf ravisheth, and disperseth, or scattereth, the sheep.⋮

13 And the hired hind fleeth, for he is an hired hind, and it pertaineth not to him of the sheep.⋮

14 I am a good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and my sheep know me.⋮

15 As the Father hath known me, I know the Father; and I put my life for my sheep.⋮

16 I have other sheep, that be not of this fold, and it behooveth me to bring them together, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be made one fold and one shepherd.⋮

17 Therefore the Father loveth me, for I put my life, that again I take it.⋮

18 No man taketh it from me, but I put it of myself. I have power to put it, and I have power to take it again. This commandment I have taken of my Father.⋮

19 Again dissension was made among the Jews for these words.⋮

20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and maddeth, or waxeth mad; what hear ye him?⋮

21 Other men said, These words be not of a man that hath a devil. Whether the devil or a devil may open the eyes of blind men?⋮

22 But the feasts of hallowing of the temple were made in Jerusalem, and it was winter.⋮

23 And Jesus walked in the temple, in the porch of Solomon.⋮

24 Therefore the Jews came about him, and said to him, How long takest thou away our soul? if thou art Christ, say thou to us openly or plainly.⋮

25 Jesus answered to them, I speak to you, and ye believe not; the works that I do in the name of my Father, bear witnessing of me.⋮

26 But ye believe not, for ye be not of my sheep.⋮

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they pursue me.⋮

28 And I give to them everlasting life, and they shall not perish without end, and none shall ravish them out of mine hand.⋮

29 That thing that my Father gave to me, is more than all things; and no man may ravish from my Father’s hand.⋮

30 I and the Father be one.⋮

31 The Jews took up stones, to stone him.⋮

32 Jesus answered to them, I have showed to you many good works of my Father, for which work of them stone ye me?⋮

33 The Jews answered to him, We stone thee not of good work, but of blasphemy, and for thou, since thou art a man, makest thyself God.⋮

34 Jesus answered to them, Whether it is not written in your law, That I said, Ye be gods?⋮

35 If he said that they were gods, to whom the word of God was made, and the scripture may not be undone,⋮

36 that that the Father hath hallowed, and hath sent into the world, ye say, That thou blasphemest, for I said, I am God’s Son?⋮

37 If I do not the works of my Father, do not ye believe to me;⋮

38 but if I do, though ye will not believe to me, believe ye to the works; that ye know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.⋮

39 Therefore they sought to take him, and he went out of their hands.⋮

40 And he went again over Jordan, into that place where John was first baptizing, and he dwelt there.⋮

41 And many came to him, and said, For John did no miracle or sign; and all things whatever John said of this, were sooth.⋮

42 And many believed in him.⋮