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John 9:41–10:2

41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, xyou would have no guilt;4 but now that you say, ‘We see,’ your guilt remains.

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. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

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John 9:41–10:2 — The New International Version (NIV)

41 Jesus said, If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin; but now that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.

Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

41 If you were blind, you wouldn’t be guilty,” Jesus replied. But you remain guilty because you claim you can see.

I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than going through the gate, must surely be a thief and a robber! But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now you say,We see.’ Therefore your sin remains.

Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — New Century Version (NCV)

41 Jesus said, If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you keep saying you see, your guilt remains.”

Jesus said, I tell you the truth, the person who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: your sin remaineth.

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

41 Jesus said to them, If ye were blind ye would not have sin; but now ye say, We see, your sin remains.

Verily, verily, I say to you, He that enters not in by the door to the fold of the sheep, but mounts up elsewhere, he is a thief and a robber; but he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

41 Jesus told them, “If you were blind, you wouldn’t be sinners. But now you say, ‘We see,’ so you continue to be sinners. 

“I can guarantee this truth: The person who doesn’t enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in somewhere else is a thief or a robber. But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd.

John 9:41–10:2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

41 If you were blind,” Jesus told them, you wouldn’t have sin. But now that you say,We see’—your sin remains.

I assure you: Anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the door but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now that you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

41 Jesus said to them, “If you were blind, you would not have sin. But now you say, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.

“Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter through the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up at some other place—that one is a thief and a robber. But the one who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

41 Jesus said, “If you were blind, you would not be guilty of sin. But since you claim you can see, you remain guilty.

“What I’m about to tell you is true. What if someone does not enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in another way? That person is a thief and a robber. The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 9:41–10:2 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

41 Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin; but since you say,We see,’ your sin remains.

Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber.

But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.


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