{"book":"John","slug":"john","ch":10,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to John","prev":"john/9","next":"john/11","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.","f":[],"h":"Jesus the Good Shepherd","style":"red"},{"v":2,"t":"But the [one who] enters by the gate is [the] shepherd of the sheep.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"The gatekeeper opens [the gate] for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls [his] own sheep by name and leads them out.","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"When he has brought out all [his] own, he goes on ahead of them, and [his] sheep follow him because they know his voice.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":5,"t":"But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize [his] voice.”","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"Jesus spoke to them [using] this illustration, but they {did} not understand what He was telling them.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"So [He] said to them again,“ Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"So [He] said to them again,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep."}],"style":"red"},{"v":8,"t":"All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.","f":["BYZ All who came"]},{"v":9,"t":"I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have [it] in all its fullness.","f":[]},{"v":11,"t":"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":12,"t":"The hired hand is not [the] shepherd, [and] the sheep are not his own. [When] he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters [the flock].","f":[]},{"v":13,"t":"[ The man runs away ] because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.","f":[]},{"v":14,"t":"I am the good shepherd. I know My [sheep] and My [sheep] know Me,","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":15,"t":"just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.","f":[]},{"v":16,"t":"I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock [and] one shepherd.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"The reason the Father loves Me [is] that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":18,"t":"No 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 charge I have received from My Father.”","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"Again there was division among the Jews because of [Jesus’] message.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":20,"t":"Many of them said,“ He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"[But] others replied,“ These are not the words of [a man] possessed by a demon. Can a demon open [the] eyes of [the] blind?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":22,"t":"At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,","f":["That is, Hanukkah, the historic celebration of the Maccabean Revolt and rededication of the temple"],"h":"Jesus at the Feast of Dedication","style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"and Jesus was walking in the temple [courts] in Solomon’s Colonnade.","f":["Literally the temple"]},{"v":24,"t":"So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded,“ How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"“ I already told you,” Jesus replied,“ but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ I already told you,” Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.","f":[]},{"v":28,"t":"I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"My Father who has given [them] to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch [them] out of [My] Father’s hand.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"I and the Father are one.”","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"[But] Jesus responded,“ I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"[But] Jesus responded,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”"}],"style":"red"},{"v":33,"t":"“ We are not stoning You for [any] good work,” said the Jews,“ but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":34,"t":"Jesus replied,“ Is it not written in your Law:‘ I have said you are gods ’?","f":["Psalm 82:6"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Is it not written in your Law:‘ I have said you are gods ’?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":35,"t":"If he called them gods to whom the word of God came — and the Scripture cannot be broken —","f":[]},{"v":36,"t":"[ then what about the One ] whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then {can} you accuse [Me] of blasphemy for stating that I am [the] Son of God?","f":[]},{"v":37,"t":"If I am not doing the works of My Father, [then] {do} not believe Me.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":38,"t":"But if I am doing [them], even though you do not believe Me, believe the works [themselves], so that you may know and understand that the Father [is] in Me, and I am in the Father.”","f":[]},{"v":39,"t":"At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":40,"t":"Then [Jesus] went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.","f":[],"h":"John’s Testimony Confirmed","style":"reg"},{"v":41,"t":"Many came to Him and said,“ Although John never performed a sign, everything [he] said about this [man] was true.”","f":[]},{"v":42,"t":"And many in that place believed in [Jesus].","f":[]}]}