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Jesus the True Shepherd
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
I Am the Good Shepherd
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber.
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.
This figure of speech Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
Jesus the Good Shepherd
Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
The hireling flees because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep.
He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.
I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
As the Father knows Me, even so I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep.
just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they will hear My voice; and there will be one flock and one shepherd.
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
“Therefore My Father loves Me, because I lay down My life that I may take it again.
For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again.
No one takes 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 command I have received from My Father.”
No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
Therefore there was a division again among the Jews because of these sayings.
There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.
Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?”
Others said, “These are not the words of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Others said, “These are not the words of one who is oppressed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
The Shepherd Knows His Sheep
Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
Now it was the Feast of Dedication in Jerusalem, and it was winter.
I and the Father Are One
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,
At that time the Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. It was winter,
And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the colonnade of Solomon.
So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are 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, they bear witness of Me.
Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name bear witness about me,
but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.
My sheep hear 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 shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch 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 My Father’s hand.
Renewed Efforts to Stone Jesus
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
Then the Jews took up stones again to stone Him.
The Jews picked up stones again to stone him.
Jesus answered them, “Many good works I have shown you from My Father. For which of those works do you stone Me?”
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone me?”
The Jews answered Him, saying, “For a good work we do not stone You, but for blasphemy, and because You, being a Man, make Yourself God.”
The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we are going to stone you but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, “You are gods” ’?
Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken),
If he called them gods to whom the word of God came — and Scripture cannot be broken —
do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?
do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ 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 am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;
but 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 am in the Father.”
Therefore they sought again to seize Him, but He escaped out of their hand.
Again they sought to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.
The Believers Beyond Jordan
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.
And He went away again beyond the Jordan to the place where John was baptizing at first, and there He stayed.
He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing at first, and there he remained.
Then many came to Him and said, “John performed no sign, but all the things that John spoke about this Man were true.”
And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”