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Gospel of John, Chapter 10

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Chapter 10 of John—Revised Standard Version (RSV)

  1. ¶ “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;
  2. but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
  3. To him the gatekeeper opens; the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
  4. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
  5. A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”
  6. This figure Jesus used with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
  7. ¶ So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
  8. All who came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not heed them.
  9. I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
  10. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.
  11. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
  12. He who is a hireling and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees; and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
  13. He flees because he is a hireling and cares nothing for the sheep.
  14. I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me,
  15. as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
  16. And I have other sheep, that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will heed my voice. So there shall be one flock, one shepherd.
  17. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
  18. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again; this charge I have received from my Father.”
  19. ¶ There was again a division among the Jews because of these words.
  20. Many of them said, “He has a demon, and he is mad; why listen to him?”
  21. Others said, “These are not the sayings of one who has a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
  22. ¶ It was the feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem;
  23. it was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon.
  24. So the Jews gathered round him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
  25. Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness to me;
  26. but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep.
  27. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;
  28. and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
  29. My Father, who has given them to me,[a] is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.
  30. I and the Father are one.”
  31. ¶ The Jews took up stones again to stone him.
  32. Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of these do you stone me?”
  33. The Jews answered him, “It is not for a good work that we stone you but for blasphemy; because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
  34. Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?
  35. If he called them gods to whom the word of God came (and scripture cannot be broken),
  36. 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’?
  37. If I am not doing the works of my Father, then do not believe me;
  38. 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.”
  39. Again they tried to arrest him, but he escaped from their hands.
  40. ¶ He went away again across the Jordan to the place where John at first baptized, and there he remained.
  41. And many came to him; and they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”
  42. And many believed in him there.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Other ancient authorities read What my Father has given to me

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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