| New International Version | NET Bible |
| 1"Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by 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 gate is the shepherd of the sheep. | 2The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to 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 out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know 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. |
| 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice." | 5They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger's voice." |
| 6Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them. | 6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he was saying to them. |
| 7Therefore Jesus said again, "Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. | 7So Jesus said to them again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep. |
| 8All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. | 8All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| 9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They 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. |
| 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. | 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 hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. | 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. |
| 13The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for 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 sheep and my sheep know me-- | 14"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me-- |
| 15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father--and 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. |
| 16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and 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. |
| 17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to 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 of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received 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." |
| 19The Jews who heard these words were again divided. | 19Another sharp division took place among the Jewish people because of these words. |
| 20Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why 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?" |
| 21But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. 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 came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter, | 22Then came the feast of the Dedication in Jerusalem. |
| 23and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon's Colonnade. | 23It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area in Solomon's Portico. |
| 24The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, "How long will you 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." |
| 25Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works 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 do not believe because you are not my sheep. | 26But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep. |
| 27My sheep listen to 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 shall never perish; 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 can snatch them out of my 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. |
| 30I and the Father are one." | 30The Father and I are one." |
| 31Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, | 31The Jewish leaders picked up rocks again to stone him to death. |
| 32but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?" | 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?" |
| 33"We are not stoning you for any good work," they replied, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be 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, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'? | 34Jesus answered, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, you are gods'? |
| 35If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came--and Scripture cannot be set aside-- | 35If those people to whom the word of God came were called 'gods' (and the scripture cannot be broken), |
| 36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, 'I am God's Son'? | 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'? |
| 37Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. | 37If I do not perform the deeds of my Father, do not believe me. |
| 38But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may 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." |
| 39Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. | 39Then they attempted again to seize him, but he escaped their clutches. |
| 40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, | 40Jesus went back across the Jordan River again to the place where John had been baptizing at an earlier time, and he stayed there. |
| 41and many people came to him. They said, "Though John never performed a sign, all that 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 in that place many believed in Jesus. | 42And many believed in Jesus there. |
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