1 WYC Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, he that cometh not in by the dore in to the foold of scheep, but stieth bi another weie, is a nyyt theef and a dai theef. 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 WYC But he that entrith bi the dore, is the scheepherde of the scheep. BSB BSB: But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 WYC To this the porter openeth, and the scheep heren his vois, and he clepith his owne scheep bi name, and ledith hem 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 WYC And whanne he hath don out his owne scheep, he goith bifor hem, and the scheep suen hym; for thei knowun his vois. 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 WYC But thei suen not an alien, but fleen from hym; for thei han not knowun the vois of aliens. BSB BSB: But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
6 WYC Jhesus seide to hem this prouerbe; but thei knewen not what he spak to hem. BSB BSB: Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
7 WYC Therfor Jhesus seide to hem eftsoone, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that Y am the dore of the scheep. BSB BSB: So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 WYC As many as han come, weren nyyt theues and day theues, but the scheep herden not hem. BSB BSB: All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 WYC Y am the dore. If ony man schal entre bi me, he schal be sauyd; and he schal go ynne, and schal go out, and he schal fynde lesewis. 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 WYC A nyyt theef cometh not, but that he stele, sle, and leese; and Y cam, that thei han lijf, and haue more plenteousli. 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 WYC But an hirid hyne, and that is not the scheepherde, whos ben not the scheep his owne, seeth a wolf comynge, and he leeueth the scheep, and fleeth; and the wolf rauyschith, and disparplith the scheep. 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 WYC And the hirid hyne fleeth, for he is an hirid hyne, and it parteyneth not to hym of the scheep. BSB BSB: The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.
14 WYC Y am a good scheepherde, and Y knowe my scheep, and my scheep knowen me. BSB BSB: I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
15 WYC As the fadir hath knowun me, Y knowe the fadir; and Y putte my lijf for my scheep. BSB BSB: just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.
19 WYC Eft dissencioun was maad among the Jewis for these wordis. BSB BSB: Again there was division among the Jews because of Jesus’ message.
20 WYC And many of hem seiden, He hath a deuel, and maddith; what heren ye hym? BSB BSB: Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
21 WYC Othere men seiden, These wordis ben not of a man that hath a feend. Whether the deuel may opene the iyen of blynde men? 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?”
23 WYC And Jhesus walkide in the temple, in the porche of Salomon. BSB BSB: and Jesus was walking in the temple courts in Solomon’s Colonnade.
24 WYC Therfor the Jewis camen aboute hym, and seiden to hym, Hou long takist thou awei oure soule? if thou art Crist, seie thou to vs opynli. 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 WYC Jhesus answerde to hem, Y speke to you, and ye bileuen not; the werkis that Y do in the name of my fadir, beren witnessyng 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 WYC But ye bileuen not, for ye ben not of my scheep. BSB BSB: But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
28 WYC And Y yyue to hem euerelastynge lijf, and thei schulen not perische with outen ende, and noon schal rauysche hem fro myn hoond. BSB BSB: I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
29 WYC That thing that my fadir yaf to me, is more than alle thingis; and no man may rauysche fro my fadris hoond. 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 WYC The Jewis token vp stoonys, to stoone hym. BSB BSB: At this, the Jews again picked up stones to stone Him.
32 WYC Jhesus answerde to hem, Y haue schewide to you many good werkis of my fadir, for which werk of hem stonen ye 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 WYC The Jewis answerden to hym, We stoonen thee not of good werk, but of blasfemye, and for thou, sithen thou art a man, makist thi silf 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 WYC Jhesus answerde to hem, Whether it is not writun in youre lawe, That Y seide, Ye ben goddis? BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Is it not written in your Law: ‘I have said you are gods’?
35 WYC Yf he seide that thei weren goddis, to whiche the word of God was maad, and scripture may not be vndon, BSB BSB: If he called them gods to whom the word of God came—and the Scripture cannot be broken—
36 WYC thilke that the fadir hath halewid, and hath sent in to the world, ye seien, That `thou blasfemest, for Y seide, Y am Goddis sone? 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 WYC Yf Y do not the werkis of my fadir, nyle ye bileue to me; BSB BSB: If I am not doing the works of My Father, then do not believe Me.
38 WYC but if Y do, thouy ye wolen not bileue to me, bileue ye to the werkis; that ye knowe and bileue, that the fadir is in me, and Y in the fadir. 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 WYC Therfor thei souyten to take hym, and he wente out of her hondis. BSB BSB: At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
40 WYC And he wente eftsoone ouer Jordan, in to that place where Joon was firste baptisynge, and he dwelte there. BSB BSB: Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had first been baptizing, and He stayed there.
41 WYC And manye camen to hym, and seiden, For Joon dide no myracle; BSB BSB: Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”
42 WYC and alle thingis what euer Joon seide of this, weren sothe. And many bileueden in hym. BSB BSB: And many in that place believed in Jesus.
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