John 10:1-21.
John 10:1-21 (Good News Translation)
1Jesus 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.
2The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the
sheep.
3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his
voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.
4When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the
sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away
from such a person, because they do not know his voice.
"
6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what
he meant.
7So Jesus said again,
"I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.
8All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the
sheep did not listen to them.
9I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they
will come in and go out and find pasture.
10The 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.
11I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.
12When 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.
13The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and
does not care about the sheep.
14-15I 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.
16There 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.
17The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life,
in order that I may receive it back again.
18No 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.
"
19Again there was a division among the people because of these
words.
20Many of them were saying,
"He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?"
21But others were saying,
"A man with a demon could not talk like this! How could a demon
give sight to blind people?"
God bless you.
"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.
2The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the
sheep.
3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him; the sheep hear his
voice as he calls his own sheep by name, and he leads them out.
4When he has brought them out, he goes ahead of them, and the
sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
5They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away
from such a person, because they do not know his voice.
"
6Jesus told them this parable, but they did not understand what
he meant.
7So Jesus said again,
"I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.
8All others who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the
sheep did not listen to them.
9I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they
will come in and go out and find pasture.
10The 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.
11I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep.
12When 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.
13The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and
does not care about the sheep.
14-15I 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.
16There 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.
17The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life,
in order that I may receive it back again.
18No 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.
"
19Again there was a division among the people because of these
words.
20Many of them were saying,
"He has a demon! He is crazy! Why do you listen to him?"
21But others were saying,
"A man with a demon could not talk like this! How could a demon
give sight to blind people?"
God bless you.
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