| Holman Christian Standard Bible | NET Bible |
| 1"I assure you: Anyone who doesn't enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. | 1"I tell you the solemn truth, the one who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
| 2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. | 2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 3The doorkeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. | 3The doorkeeper opens the door for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. |
| 4When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. | 4When he has brought all his own sheep out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice. |
| 5They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don't recognize the voice of strangers." | 5They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger's voice." |
| 6Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. | 6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. |
| 7So Jesus said again, "I assure you: I am the door of the sheep. | 7So Jesus said to them again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep. |
| 8All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them. | 8All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| 9I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. | 9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture. |
| 10A thief comes only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance. | 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come so that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. |
| 11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. | 11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. |
| 12The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn't own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. | 12The hired hand, who is not a shepherd and does not own sheep, sees the wolf coming and abandons the sheep and runs away. So the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. |
| 13This happens because he is a hired man and doesn't care about the sheep. | 13Because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep, he runs away. |
| 14"I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me, | 14"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me-- |
| 15as the Father knows Me, and I know the Father. I lay down My life for the sheep. | 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and I lay down my life for the sheep. |
| 16But I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd. | 16I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold. I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice, so that there will be one flock and one shepherd. |
| 17This is why the Father loves Me, because I am laying down My life so I may take it up again. | 17This is why the Father loves me--because I lay down my life, so that I may take it back again. |
| 18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from My Father." | 18No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of my own free will. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it back again. This commandment I received from my Father." |
| 19Again a division took place among the Jews because of these words. | 19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words. |
| 20Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and He's crazy! Why do you listen to Him?" | 20Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?" |
| 21Others were saying, "These aren't the words of someone demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" | 21Others said, "These are not the words of someone possessed by a demon. A demon cannot cause the blind to see, can it?" |
| 22Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. | 22Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem. |
| 23Jesus was walking in the temple complex in Solomon's Colonnade. | 23It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area in Solomon's Portico. |
| 24Then the Jews surrounded Him and asked, "How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are the Messiah, tell us plainly." | 24The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." |
| 25"I did tell you and you don't believe," Jesus answered them. "The works that I do in My Father's name testify about Me. | 25Jesus replied, "I told you and you do not believe. The deeds I do in my Father's name testify about me. |
| 26But you don't believe because you are not My sheep. | 26But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep. |
| 27My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me. | 27My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. |
| 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish--ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand. | 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand. |
| 29My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. | 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them from my Father's hand. |
| 30The Father and I are one." | 30The Father and I are one." |
| 31Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him. | 31The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death. |
| 32Jesus replied, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. Which of these works are you stoning Me for?"" | 32Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good deeds from the Father. For which one of them are you going to stone me?" |
| 33We aren't stoning You for a good work," the Jews answered, "but for blasphemy, because You--being a man--make Yourself God." | 33The Jewish leaders replied, "We are not going to stone you for a good deed but for blasphemy, because you, a man, are claiming to be God." |
| 34Jesus answered them, "Isn't it written in your scripture, I said, you are gods? | 34Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods'? |
| 35If He called those whom the word of God came to 'gods--and the Scripture cannot be broken-- | 35If those people to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' (and the scripture cannot be broken), |
| 36do you say, You are blaspheming to the One the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God? | 36do you say about the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'? |
| 37If I am not doing My Father's works, don't believe Me. | 37If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. |
| 38But if I am doing them and you don't believe Me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand that the Father is in Me and I in the Father." | 38But if I do them, even if you do not believe me, believe the deeds, so that you may come to know and understand that I am in the Father and the Father is in me." |
| 39Then they were trying again to seize Him, yet He eluded their grasp. | 39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches. |
| 40So He departed again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and He remained there. | 40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there. |
| 41Many came to Him and said, "John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true." | 41Many came to him and began to say, "John performed no miraculous sign, but everything John said about this man was true!" |
| 42And many believed in Him there. | 42And many believed in Jesus there. |
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