John 10:1“Mostcertainly,Itellyou,onewhodoesn’tenterbythedoorintothesheepfold,butclimbsupsomeotherway,isathiefandarobber.2Butonewhoentersinbythedooristheshepherdofthesheep.3Thegatekeeperopensthegateforhim,andthesheeplistentohisvoice.Hecallshisownsheepbynameandleadsthemout.4Wheneverhebringsouthisownsheep,hegoesbeforethem;andthesheepfollowhim,fortheyknowhisvoice.5Theywillbynomeansfollowastranger,butwillfleefromhim;fortheydon’tknowthevoiceofstrangers.”6 Yeshua spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
John 10:7 Yeshua therefore said to them again, “Mostcertainly,Itellyou,Iamthesheep’sdoor.8Allwhocamebeforemearethievesandrobbers,butthesheepdidn’tlistentothem.9Iamthedoor.Ifanyoneentersinbyme,hewillbesaved,andwillgoinandgooutandwillfindpasture.10Thethiefonlycomestosteal,kill,anddestroy.Icamethattheymayhavelife,andmayhaveitabundantly.
John 10:11“Iamthegoodshepherd.{Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:11-12,15,22}Thegoodshepherdlaysdownhislifeforthesheep.12Hewhoisahiredhand,andnotashepherd,whodoesn’townthesheep,seesthewolfcoming,leavesthesheep,andflees.Thewolfsnatchesthesheepandscattersthem.13Thehiredhandfleesbecauseheisahiredhandanddoesn’tcareforthesheep.14Iamthegoodshepherd.Iknowmyown,andI’mknownbymyown;15evenastheFatherknowsme,andIknowtheFather.Ilaydownmylifeforthesheep.16Ihaveothersheepwhicharenotofthisfold.{Isaiah 56:8}Imustbringthemalso,andtheywillhearmyvoice.Theywillbecomeoneflockwithoneshepherd.17ThereforetheFatherlovesme,becauseIlaydownmylife,{Isaiah 53:7-8}thatImaytakeitagain.18Noonetakesitawayfromme,butIlayitdownbymyself.Ihavepowertolayitdown,andIhavepowertotakeitagain.IreceivedthiscommandmentfrommyFather.”
John 10:19 Therefore a division arose again among the Judeans because of these words.
20 Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
21 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?”{Exodus 4:11}
John 10:22 It was the Feast of Hanukkah{The “Feast of the Dedication” is the Greek name for “Hanukkah”, a celebration of the rededication of the Temple.} at Jerusalem.
23 It was winter, and Yeshua was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
24 The Judeans therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”
John 10:25 Yeshua answered them, “Itoldyou,andyoudon’tbelieve.TheworksthatIdoinmyFather’sname,thesetestifyaboutme.26Butyoudon’tbelieve,becauseyouarenotofmysheep,asItoldyou.27Mysheephearmyvoice,andIknowthem,andtheyfollowme.28Igiveeternallifetothem.Theywillneverperish,andnoonewillsnatchthemoutofmyhand.29MyFatherwhohasgiventhemtomeisgreaterthanall.NooneisabletosnatchthemoutofmyFather’shand.30IandtheFatherareone.”
John 10:31 Therefore the Judeans took up stones again to stone him.
32 Yeshua answered them, “IhaveshownyoumanygoodworksfrommyFather.Forwhichofthoseworksdoyoustoneme?”
John 10:33 The Judeans answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
John 10:34 Yeshua answered them, “Isn’titwritteninyourlaw,‘Isaid,youaregods’?{Psalms 82:6}35Ifhecalledthemgods,towhomthewordofGodcame(andtheScripturecan’tbebroken),36doyousayofhimwhomtheFathersanctifiedandsentintotheworld,‘Youblaspheme,’becauseIsaid,‘IamtheSonofGod’?37IfIdon’tdotheworksofmyFather,don’tbelieveme.38ButifIdothem,thoughyoudon’tbelieveme,believetheworks,thatyoumayknowandbelievethattheFatherisinme,andIintheFather.”
John 10:39 They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.
40 He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where Yochanan was immersing at first, and he stayed there.
41 Many came to him. They said, “Yochanan indeed did no sign, but everything that Yochanan said about this man is true.”
42 Many believed in him there.