Jesus the Good Shepherd (Psalm 23:1–6; Ezekiel 34:11–24)
1 TNT Verely verely I saye vnto you: he that entreth not in by the dore into the shepefolde but clymeth vp some other waye: the same is a thefe and a robber. BSB BSB: “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.
2 TNT He that goeth in by the dore is the shepeherde of the shepe: BSB BSB: But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 TNT to him the porter openeth and the shepe heare his voyce and he calleth his awne shepe by name and leadeth them out. BSB BSB: 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.
4 TNT And when he hath sent forthe his awne shepe he goeth before them and the shepe folowe him: for they knowe his voyce. BSB BSB: When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
5 TNT A straunger they will not folowe but will flye from him: for they knowe not the voyce of straungers. BSB BSB: But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
6 TNT This similitude spake Iesus vnto them. But they vnderstode not what thinges they were which he spake vnto them. BSB BSB: Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
7 TNT Then sayde Iesus vnto them agayne. Verely verely I saye vnto you: I am the dore of the shepe. BSB BSB: So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 TNT All even as many as came before me are theves and robbers: but the shepe dyd not heare them. BSB BSB: All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 TNT I am the dore: by me yf eny man enter in he shalbe safe and shall goo in and out and fynde pasture. BSB BSB: I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
10 TNT The thefe cometh not but forto steale kyll and destroye. I am come that they myght have lyfe and have it more aboundantly. BSB BSB: 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 TNT An heyred servaut which is not the shepeherd nether the shepe are his awne seith the wolfe comynge and leveth the shepe and flyeth and the wolfe catcheth them and scattereth the shepe. BSB BSB: 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.
13 TNT The heyred servaut flyeth because he is an heyred servaunt and careth not for the shepe. BSB BSB: The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
14 TNT I am that good shepeheerd and knowe myne and am knowe of myne. BSB BSB: I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
15 TNT As my father knoweth me: even so knowe I my father. And I geve my lyfe for the shepe: BSB BSB: just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
19 TNT And ther was a dissencion agayne amonge the Iewes for these sayinges BSB BSB: Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
20 TNT and many of them sayd. He hath the devyll and is mad: why heare ye him? BSB BSB: Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
21 TNT Other sayde these are not the wordes of him that hath the devyll. Can the devyll open the eyes of the blynde? BSB BSB: But others replied, “These are not the words of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?”
Jesus at the Feast of Dedication 23 TNT and Iesus walked in Salomons porche. BSB BSB: and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24 TNT Then came the Iewes rounde aboute him and sayde vnto him: How longe dost thou make vs doute? Yf thou be Christ tell vs playnly. BSB BSB: So the Jews gathered around Him and demanded, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
25 TNT Iesus answered them: I tolde you and ye beleve not. The workes that I do in my fathers name they beare witnes of me. BSB BSB: “I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf.
26 TNT But ye beleve not because ye are not of my shepe. As I sayde vnto you: BSB BSB: But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
28 TNT I geve vnto the eternall lyfe and they shall never perisshe nether shall eny man plucke the oute of my honde. BSB BSB: I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
29 TNT My father which gave the me is greatter then all and no man is able to take them out of my fathers honde. BSB BSB: My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.
31 TNT Then the Iewes agayne toke up stones to stone him with all. BSB BSB: At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
32 TNT Iesus answered them: many good workes have I shewed you from my father: for which of them will ye stone me? BSB BSB: But Jesus responded, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone Me?”
33 TNT The Iewes answered him sayinge. For thy good workes sake we stone ye not: but for thy blasphemy and because that thou beinge a man makest thy selfe God. BSB BSB: “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.”
34 TNT Iesus answered them: Is it not written in youre lawe: I saye ye are goddes? BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
35 TNT If he called the goddes vnto whom the worde of God was spoken (and the scripture can not be broken) BSB BSB: If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
36 TNT saye ye then to him whom the father hath sainctified and sent into the worlde thou blasphemest because I sayd I am the sonne of God? BSB BSB: 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?
37 TNT If I do not the workes of my father beleve me not. BSB BSB: If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
38 TNT But if I do though ye beleve not me yet beleve the workes that ye maye knowe and beleve that the father is in me and I in him. BSB BSB: 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.”
39 TNT Agayne they went aboute to take him: but he escaped out of their hondes BSB BSB: At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
John’s Testimony Confirmed 40 TNT and went awaye agayne beyonde Iordan into the place where Iohn before had baptised and there aboode. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
41 TNT And many resorted vnto him and sayd. Iohn dyd no miracle: but all thinges that Iohn spake of this man are true. BSB BSB: Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
42 TNT And many beleved on him theare. BSB BSB: And many in that place believed in Jesus.
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