| Christian Standard Bible | Berean Study Bible |
| 1"Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn't enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber. | 1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. |
| 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. | 2But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. |
| 3The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. | 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. |
| 4When he has brought all his own outside, he goes ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice. | 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. |
| 5They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don't know the voice of strangers." | 5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.” |
| 6Jesus gave them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was telling them. | 6Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them. |
| 7Jesus said again, "Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. | 7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. |
| 8All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them. | 8All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. |
| 9I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. | 9I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. |
| 10A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance. | 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. |
| 11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. | 11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. |
| 12The hired hand, since he is not the shepherd and doesn't own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them. | 12The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. |
| 13This happens because he is a hired hand and doesn't care about the sheep. | 13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. |
| 14"I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me, | 14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, |
| 15just as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. | 15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep. |
| 16But I have other sheep that are not from this sheep pen; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock, one shepherd. | 16I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. |
| 17This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again. | 17The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again. |
| 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the right to lay it down, and I have the right to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father." | 18No one takes it from Me, but I lay it down of My own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from My Father.” |
| 19Again the Jews were divided because of these words. | 19Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message. |
| 20Many of them were saying, "He has a demon and he's crazy. Why do you listen to him?" | 20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?” |
| 21Others were saying, "These aren't the words of someone who is demon-possessed. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" | 21But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” |
| 22Then the Festival of Dedication took place in Jerusalem, and it was winter. | 22At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, |
| 23Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's Colonnade. | 23and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade. |
| 24The Jews surrounded him and asked, "How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly." | 24So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.” |
| 25"I did tell you and you don't believe," Jesus answered them. "The works that I do in my Father's name testify about me. | 25“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf. |
| 26But you don't believe because you are not of my sheep. | 26But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe. |
| 27My sheep hear my voice, I know them, and they follow me. | 27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. |
| 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. | 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand. |
| 29My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. | 29My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand. |
| 30I and the Father are one." | 30I and the Father are one.” |
| 31Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone him. | 31At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him. |
| 32Jesus replied, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these works are you stoning me?" | 32But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?” |
| 33"We aren't stoning you for a good work," the Jews answered, "but for blasphemy, because you--being a man--make yourself God." | 33“We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, declare Yourself to be God.” |
| 34Jesus answered them, "Isn't it written in your law, I said, you are gods? | 34Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’? |
| 35If he called those whom the word of God came to 'gods'--and the Scripture cannot be broken-- | 35If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken— |
| 36do you say, 'You are blaspheming' to the one the Father set apart and sent into the world, because I said: I am the Son of God? | 36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God? |
| 37If I am not doing my Father's works, don't believe me. | 37If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me. |
| 38But if I am doing them and you don't believe me, believe the works. This way you will know and understand that the Father is in me and I in the Father." | 38But if I am doing them, even though you do not believe Me, believe the works themselves, so that you may know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.” |
| 39Then they were trying again to seize him, but he eluded their grasp. | 39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp. |
| 40So he departed again across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing earlier, and he remained there. | 40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there. |
| 41Many came to him and said, "John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true." | 41Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” |
| 42And many believed in him there. | 42And many in that place believed in Jesus. |
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