Good News Translation GNT
World English Bible WEB
1 Jesus said, "I am telling you the truth: the man who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
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"Most assuredly, I tell you, he who doesn't enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
2 The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
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But he who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.
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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
4 When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
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Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
5 They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice."
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They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don't know the voice of strangers."
6 Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what he meant.
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Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn't understand what he was telling them.
7 So Jesus said again, "I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.
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Jesus therefore said to them again, "Most assuredly, I tell you, I am the sheep's door.
8 All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
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All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
9 I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture.
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I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.
10 The thief comes only in order to steal, kill, and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life - life in all its fullness.
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The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
11 "I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
12 When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
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He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn't own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep, and scatters them.
13 The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep.
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The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn't care for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.
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I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own;
16 There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. I must bring them, too; they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.
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I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
17 "The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again.
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Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
18 No one takes my life away from me. I give it up of my own free will. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is what my Father has commanded me to do."
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No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father."
19 Again there was a division among the people because of these words.
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Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.
20 Many of them were saying, "He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?"
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Many of them said, "He has a demon, and is mad! Why do you listen to him?"
21 But others were saying, "A man with a demon could not talk like this! How could a demon give sight to blind people?"
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Others said, "These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn't possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?"
22 It was winter, and the Festival of the Dedication of the Temple was being celebrated in Jerusalem.
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It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.
23 Jesus was walking in Solomon's Porch in the Temple,
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It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon's porch.
24 when the people gathered around him and asked, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us the plain truth: are you the Messiah?"
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The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly."
25 Jesus answered, "I have already told you, but you would not believe me. The deeds I do by my Father's authority speak on my behalf;
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Jesus answered them, "I told you, and you don't believe. The works that I do in my Father's name, these testify about me.
26 but you will not believe, for you are not my sheep.
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But you don't believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never die. No one can snatch them away from me.
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I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
29 What my Father has given me is greater than everything, and no one can snatch them away from the Father's care.
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My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father's hand.
30 The Father and I are one."
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I and the Father are one."
31 Then the people again picked up stones to throw at him.
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Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.
32 Jesus said to them, "I have done many good deeds in your presence which the Father gave me to do; for which one of these do you want to stone me?"
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Jesus answered them, "I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?"
33 They answered, "We do not want to stone you because of any good deeds, but because of your blasphemy! You are only a man, but you are trying to make yourself God!"
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The Jews answered him, "We don't stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God."
34 Jesus answered, "It is written in your own Law that God said, "You are gods.'
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Jesus answered them, "Isn't it written in your law, 'I said, you are gods?'
35 We know that what the scripture says is true forever; and God called those people gods, the people to whom his message was given.
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If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can't be broken),
36 As for me, the Father chose me and sent me into the world. How, then, can you say that I blaspheme because I said that I am the Son of God?
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Do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You blaspheme,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God?'
37 Do not believe me, then, if I am not doing the things my Father wants me to do.
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If I don't do the works of my Father, don't believe me.
38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, you should at least believe my deeds, in order that you may know once and for all that the Father is in me and that I am in the Father."
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But if I do them, though you don't believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father."
39 Once more they tried to seize Jesus, but he slipped out of their hands.
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They sought again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand.
40 Jesus then went back again across the Jordan River to the place where John had been baptizing, and he stayed there.
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He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing, and there he stayed.
41 Many people came to him. "John performed no miracles," they said, "but everything he said about this man was true."
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Many came to him. They said, "John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true."
42 And many people there believed in him.
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Many believed in him there.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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