Thematic Bible

John 10:1

Truly, truly, I say to you, He not coming in through the door into the court-yard of the sheep, but coming up from another place, he is a thief and robber.

John 10:2

And he coming in through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 10:3

To him the guard of the door opens; and the sheep hear his voice : and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

John 10:4

And when he would put forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

John 10:5

And a stranger they would not follow, but they will flee from him : for they know not the voice of strangers.

John 10:6

This proverb spake Jesus to then: and they knew not what things they were which he spake th them.

John 10:7

Then said Jesus again to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, That I am the door of the sheep.

John 10:8

All who came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep heard them not.

John 10:9

I am the door: if any come in through me, he shall be saved, and he shall me in, and go out, and find pasture.

John 10:10

The thief comes not, except that he steal, and sacrifice, and destroy: I came that they might have life, and have above measure.

John 10:11

I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

John 10:12

But the hired one, and not being the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and he leaves the sheep, and flees: and the wolf plunders them, and scatters the sheep.

John 10:13

The hired flees, because he is hired, and no care is to him for the sheep.

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd, and I know mine, and am known by mine.

John 10:15

As the Father knows me, I also know the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.

John 10:16

And I have, other sheep, which are not of this court-yard: and I must also bring them, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one flock, and one shepherd.

John 10:17

Therefore does my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.

John 10:18

No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This command received I of my Father.

John 10:19

Then was a division again among the Jews for these words.

John 10:20

And many of them said, He has a demon, and is frenzied; why hear ye him?

John 10:21

Others said, These are not the words of a demon. A demon cannot open the eyes of the blind.

John 10:22

And there was the festival of inauguration among the Jerusalemites, and it was winter..

John 10:23

And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

John 10:24

Then the Jews surrounded him, and said to him, How long takest thou away our soul? If thou art Christ, say to us with freedom of speech.

John 10:25

Jesus answered them, I said to you, and ye believe not: the works which I do in my Father's name, these testify of me.

John 10:26

But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.

John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

John 10:28

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

John 10:29

My Father, who has given to me, is greater than all; . and no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.

John 10:30

I and my Father are one.

John 10:31

Then again lifted up the Jews stones that they might stone him.

John 10:32

Jesus Answered them, Many good works I shewed you from my Father; for which of these works do ye stone me

John 10:33

The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and that thou, being man, makest thyself God.

John 10:34

Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said; Ye are gods?

John 10:35

If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came, and the writing cannot be loosed;

John 10:36

Whom the Father consecrated., and sent into the world, say ye that thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God

John 10:37

If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

John 10:38

And if I do, though ye believe me not, believe the works: that ye might know, and believe, that the Father in me, and I in him.

John 10:39

Then sought they again to take him: and he went out from their hand,

John 10:40

And again he departed beyond Jordan to the place where John was first immersing; and he remained there.

John 10:41

And many came to him, and said, That truly John did no sign: but all which John said of him was true.

John 10:42

And many believed in him there.