John 1010JohnThe book of signsFree Bible Version

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1. Jesus the Good Shepherd

   (Psalm 23:1–6; Ezekiel 34:11–24)

2. 1FBV“I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't come in through the gate of the sheepfold but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.BSBBSB: “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.
3. 2FBVThe one who comes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.BSBBSB: But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
4. 3FBVThe gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.BSBBSB: The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
5. 4FBVAfter bringing them out, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.BSBBSB: When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
6. 5FBVThey won't follow strangers. In fact they run away from a stranger because they don't recognize the voice of strangers.”BSBBSB: But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
7. 6FBVWhen Jesus gave this illustration those who were listening to him didn't understand what he meant.BSBBSB: Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
8. 7FBVSo Jesus explained again, “I tell you the truth: I am the gate of the sheep.BSBBSB: So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
9. 8FBVAll those who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.BSBBSB: All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
10. 9FBVI am the gate. Anyone who comes in through me will be healed. They will be able to come and go, and find the food they need.BSBBSB: I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
11. 10FBVThe thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. I've come to bring you life, life full to overflowing.BSBBSB: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
12. 11FBVI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.BSBBSB: I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
13. 12FBVThe man paid to look after the sheep is not the shepherd and he runs away when he sees the wolf coming. He abandons the sheep because they're not his, and the wolf attacks and scatters the flockBSBBSB: The 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.
14. 13FBVfor the man is only working for pay and doesn't care about the sheep.BSBBSB: The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
15. 14FBVI am the good shepherd. I know who are mine, and they know me,BSBBSB: I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
16. 15FBVjust as the Father knows me and I know him. I lay down my life for the sheep.BSBBSB: just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
17. 16FBVI have other sheep that are not in this sheepfold. I must bring them too. They will listen to my voice and there will be one flock with one shepherd.BSBBSB: I 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.
18. 17FBVThis is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so I may take it up again.BSBBSB: The reason the Father loves Me is that I lay down My life in order to take it up again.
19. 18FBVNo one takes it from me; I choose to lay it down. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. This is the command my Father gave me.”BSBBSB: No 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.”
20. 19FBVThe Jews were again divided in their opinion about Jesus over these words.BSBBSB: Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
21. 20FBVMany of them said, “He's demon-possessed! He's mad! Why are you listening to him?”BSBBSB: Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
22. 21FBVOthers said, “These aren't the words of someone who's demon-possessed. Besides, a demon can't open eyes that are blind.”BSBBSB: But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”

23. Jesus at the Feast of Dedication

24. 22FBVIt was winter, and the time of the Festival of Dedication in Jerusalem.BSBBSB: At that time the Feast of Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter,
25. 23FBVJesus was walking in the Temple through Solomon's Porch. The Jews surrounded him, asking,BSBBSB: and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
26. 24FBV“How long are you going to keep us hanging in suspense? If you are the Messiah then tell us plainly!”BSBBSB: So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
27. 25FBVJesus replied, “I already told you but you refuse to believe it. The miracles I do in my Father's name prove who I am.BSBBSB: “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
28. 26FBVYou don't believe me because you are not my sheep.BSBBSB: But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
29. 27FBVMy sheep recognize my voice; I know them, and they follow me.BSBBSB: My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
30. 28FBVI give them eternal life; they shall never be lost, and no one can snatch them from me.BSBBSB: I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
31. 29FBVMy Father who gave them to me is greater than anyone else; no one can snatch them from him.BSBBSB: My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
32. 30FBVI and the Father are one.”BSBBSB: I and the Father are one.”
33. 31FBVOnce again the Jews picked up stones to stone him.BSBBSB: At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
34. 32FBVJesus said to them, “You've seen many good deeds that I've done from the Father. Which one are you stoning me for?”BSBBSB: But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
35. 33FBVThe Jews replied, “We're not stoning you for a good deed, but for blasphemy because you are just a man but you're claiming to be God.”BSBBSB: “We are not stoning You for any good work,” said the Jews, “but for blasphemy, because You, who are a man, make Yourself out to be God.”
36. 34FBVJesus answered them, “Isn't it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’?BSBBSB: Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
37. 35FBVHe called those people ‘gods,’ the people to whom the word of God came—and Scripture can't be altered.BSBBSB: If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
38. 36FBVSo why are you saying the one whom the Father set apart and sent into the world is blaspheming because I said ‘I am the Son of God’?BSBBSB: then 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?
39. 37FBVIf I'm not doing what my Father does, then don't believe me.BSBBSB: If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
40. 38FBVBut if that is what I'm doing, even though you don't believe me, you should believe because of the evidence of what I've done. That way you can know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father.”BSBBSB: But 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.”
41. 39FBVOnce again they tried to arrest him, but he escaped from them.BSBBSB: At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

42. John’s Testimony Confirmed

43. 40FBVHe went back across the Jordan River to the place where John had begun baptizing, and he stayed there.BSBBSB: Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
44. 41FBVMany people came to him, and they said, “John didn't perform miracles, but everything he said about this man has come true.”BSBBSB: Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
45. 42FBVMany who were there put their trust in Jesus.BSBBSB: And many in that place believed in Jesus.

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