John 10 NLT NIV Parallel

◄ John 10 ►

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1 “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber!

1"Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.

2 But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep recognize his voice and come to him. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

3The 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 After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they 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.

5 They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”

5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice."

6Those who heard Jesus use this illustration didn’t understand what he meant,

6Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

7so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.

7Therefore Jesus said again, "Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

8 All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them.

8All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.

9 Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

9I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

10 The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd sacrifices his life for the sheep.

11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

12 A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and he isn’t their shepherd. And so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock.

12The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it.

13 The hired hand runs away because he’s working only for the money and doesn’t really care about the sheep.

13The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep.

14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,

14"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me--

15 just as my Father knows me and I know the Father. So I sacrifice 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.

16 I have other sheep, too, that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them also. They will listen to my voice, and there will be one flock with one shepherd.

16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd.

17 “The Father loves me because I sacrifice my life so I may take it back again.

17The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life--only to take it up again.

18 No one can take my life from me. I sacrifice it voluntarily. For I have the authority to lay it down when I want to and also to take it up again. For this is what my Father has commanded.”

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 command I received from my Father."

19When he said these things, the people were again divided in their opinions about him.

19The Jews who heard these words were again divided.

20Some said, “He’s demon possessed and out of his mind. Why listen to a man like that?”

20Many of them said, "He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?"

21Others said, “This doesn’t sound like a man possessed by a demon! Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” Jesus Claims to Be the Son of God

21But others said, "These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?"

22It was now winter, and Jesus was in Jerusalem at the time of Hanukkah, the Festival of Dedication.

22Then came the Festival of Dedication at Jerusalem. It was winter,

23He was in the Temple, walking through the section known as Solomon’s Colonnade.

23and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon's Colonnade.

24The people surrounded him and asked, “How long are you going to keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.”

24The Jews who were there gathered around him, saying, "How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly."

25Jesus replied, “I have already told you, and you don’t believe me. The proof is the work I do in my Father’s name.

25Jesus answered, "I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father's name testify about me,

26 But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep.

26but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

27My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.

28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me,

28I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from 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.

30 The Father and I are one.”

30I and the Father are one."

31Once again the people picked up stones to kill him.

31Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him,

32Jesus said, “At my Father’s direction I have done many good works. For which one are you going to stone me?”

32but Jesus said to them, "I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?"

33They replied, “We’re stoning you not for any good work, but for blasphemy! You, a mere man, claim to be God.”

33"We are not stoning you for any good work," they replied, "but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God."

34Jesus replied, “It is written in your own Scriptures that God said to certain leaders of the people, ‘I say, you are gods!’

34Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your Law, 'I have said you are "gods"'?

35 And you know that the Scriptures cannot be altered. So if those people who received God’s message were called ‘gods,’

35If he called them 'gods,' to whom the word of God came--and Scripture cannot be set aside--

36 why do you call it blasphemy when I say, ‘I am the Son of God’? After all, the Father set me apart and sent me into the world.

36what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, 'I am God's Son'?

37 Don’t believe me unless I carry out my Father’s work.

37Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father.

38 But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don’t believe me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.”

38But 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 in the Father."

39Once again they tried to arrest him, but he got away and left them.

39Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp.

40He went beyond the Jordan River near the place where John was first baptizing and stayed there awhile.

40Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed,

41And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.”

41and many people came to him. They said, "Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true."

42And many who were there believed in Jesus.

42And in that place many believed in Jesus.

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