John 10:1–18

I Am the Good Shepherd

10 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door but climbs in by another way, that man is a thief and a robber. 2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice. 5 yA stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 This figure of speech Jesus zused with them, but they adid not understand what he was saying to them.

7 So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, bI am the door of the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, che will be saved and will go in and out and dfind pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and ekill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. 11 fI am the good shepherd. The good shepherd glays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is ha hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and ileaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and jscatters them. 13 He flees because khe is a hired hand and lcares nothing for the sheep. 14 mI am the good shepherd. nI know my own and omy own know me, 15 pjust as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and qI lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And rI have other sheep that are not of this fold. sI must bring them also, and tthey will listen to my voice. So there will be uone flock, vone shepherd. 17 wFor this reason the Father loves me, xbecause yI lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 zNo one takes it from me, but yI lay it down aof my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and bI have authority to take it up again. cThis charge I have received from my Father.”

John 10:27–30

27 nMy sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 oI give them eternal life, and pthey will never perish, and qno one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, rwho has given them to me,1 sis greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of tthe Father’s hand. 30 uI and the Father are one.”

John 10:27–30 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”

John 10:27–30 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and my Father are one.

John 10:27–30 — New Living Translation (NLT)

27 My 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, 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. 30 The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27–30 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. 30 I and My Father are one.”

John 10:27–30 — New Century Version (NCV)

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never die, and no one can steal them out of my hand. 29 My Father gave my sheep to me. He is greater than all, and no person can steal my sheep out of my Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27–30 — American Standard Version (ASV)

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.

John 10:27–30 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me; 28 and I give them life eternal; and they shall never perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand. 29 My Father who has given them to me is greater than all, and no one can seize out of the hand of my Father. 30 I and the Father are one.

John 10:27–30 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

27 My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me, 28 and I give them eternal life. They will never be lost, and no one will tear them away from me. 29 My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than everyone else, and no one can tear them away from my Father. 30 The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27–30 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

27 My sheep hear My voice, I know them, and they follow Me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish —ever! No one will snatch them out of My hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27–30 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

27 My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, in regard to what he has given me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27–30 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never perish forever, and no one will seize them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one can seize them from the Father’s hand. 30 The Father and I are one.”

John 10:27–30 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

27 “My sheep listen to my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never die. No one can steal them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than anyone. No one can steal them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”

John 10:27–30 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

27 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;

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

29 “My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

30 “I and the Father are one.”

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y	Jn 10:12 Jn 10:13
z	Jn 9:40
a	Mk 9:32
b	Jn 10:9 Jn 14:6 Eph 2:18
c	Jn 5:34
d	Ps 23:2 Eze 34:14
e	Je 23:1 Eze 34:3
f	Is 40:11 Eze 34:12 Eze 34:23 Eze 37:24 Zec 13:7 Heb 13:20 1 Pe 2:25 1 Pe 5:4 Jn 21:15–17 Ps 23 Re 7:17
g	Jn 10:15 Jn 10:17 Jn 15:13 1 Jn 3:16 Mt 20:28 Mk 10:45
h	Eze 34:2–6
i	Zec 11:17 Zec 13:7
j	Je 23:1–3
k	1 Pe 5:2
l	Zec 11:16
m	Jn 10:11
n	Jn 10:27 Na 1:7 2 Ti 2:19
o	Jn 10:4
p	Mt 11:27
q	Jn 10:11
r	Is 56:8
s	Eze 34:11–13 Mt 8:11 Mt 8:12 Eph 2:13–18 1 Pe 2:25
t	Jn 5:25 Jn 18:37 Ac 28:28
u	Jn 11:52 Jn 12:32 Jn 17:11 Jn 17:21 Jn 17:22
v	Eze 34:23 Eze 37:24
w	Php 2:9 Jn 5:20
x	Is 53:7 Is 53:8 Is 53:12 Heb 2:9
y	Jn 10:11
z	Mt 26:53
y	Jn 10:17
a	Jn 5:30
b	Jn 2:19 Php 2:7
c	Jn 12:49 Jn 14:31 Jn 15:10

n	Jn 10:14 Jn 10:16
o	1 Jn 2:25 1 Jn 5:11
p	Jn 17:12 Jn 18:9
q	Jn 6:37
r	Jn 6:37 Jn 17:2
1	Some manuscripts What my Father has given to me
s	Jn 14:28
t	Dt 32:39 Is 49:2 Is 51:16
u	Jn 17:11 Jn 17:22 Jn 5:19 Jn 14:9