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"Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

"But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

"To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.

"When he puts all his own sheep outside, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

"However, a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them meant.

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

"All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

"He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters the flock.

But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

"He flees because he is a hired hand and does not care about the sheep.

The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.

"I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me,

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.

As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

"And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to My voice; and they will become one flock, with one shepherd.

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

"For this reason the Father loves Me, because I lay down My life so that I may take it back.

Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

"No one has taken it away from Me, but I lay it down on My own. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it back. This commandment I received from My Father."

No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Dissension occurred again among the Jews because of these words.

There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.

Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to Him?"

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

Others were saying, "These are not the words of one who is demon-possessed. A demon cannot open the eyes of those who are blind, can it?"

Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem;

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.

it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple area, in the portico of Solomon.

And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

The Jews then surrounded Him and began saying to Him, "How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly."

Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you do not believe; the works that I do in My Father's name, these testify of Me.

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

"But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep.

But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

"My sheep listen to My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

"My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.

My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

"I and the Father are one."

I and my Father are one.

The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him.

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

Jesus replied to them, "I showed you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?"

Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

The Jews answered Him, "We are not stoning You for a good work, but for blasphemy; and because You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God."

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

Jesus answered them, "Has it not been written in your Law: 'I SAID, YOU ARE GODS'?

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

"If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be nullified),

If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

are you saying of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?

Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?

"If I do not do the works of My Father, do not believe Me;

If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

but if I do them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I in the Father."

But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.

Therefore they were seeking again to arrest Him, and He eluded their grasp.

Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,

And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He stayed there.

And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

Many came to Him and were saying, "While John performed no sign, yet everything John said about this Man was true."

And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

And many believed in Him there.

And many believed on him there.