John 10
1 “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 aa thief and a robber.
2 “But he who enters by the door is aa shepherd of the sheep.
3 “To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear ahis voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and bleads them out.
4 “When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know ahis voice.
5 “A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know athe voice of strangers.”
6 This afigure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them.
7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am athe door of the sheep.
8 “All who came before Me are athieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
9 “aI am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
10 “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they amay have life, and 1have it abundantly.
11 “aI am the good shepherd; the good shepherd blays down His life for the sheep.
12 “He who is a hired hand, and not a ashepherd, who is not the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them.
13 “He flees because he is a hired hand and is not concerned about the sheep.
14 “aI am the good shepherd, and bI know My own and My own know Me,
15 even as athe Father knows Me and I know the Father; and bI lay down My life for the sheep.
16 “I have aother sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become bone flock with cone shepherd.
17 “For this reason the Father loves Me, because I alay down My life so that I may take it again.
18 “aNo one has taken it away from Me, but I blay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. cThis commandment I received from My Father.”
19 aA division occurred again among the Jews because of these words.
20 Many of them were saying, “He ahas a demon and bis insane. Why do you listen to Him?”
21 Others were saying, “These are not the sayings of one ademon-possessed. bA demon cannot open the eyes of the blind, can he?”
22 At that time the Feast of the Dedication took place at Jerusalem;
John 21
Jesus Appears at the Sea of Galilee
1 After these things Jesus 1amanifested Himself bagain to the disciples at the cSea of Tiberias, and He manifested Himself in this way.
2 Simon Peter, and aThomas called 1Didymus, and bNathanael of cCana in Galilee, and dthe sons of Zebedee, and two others of His disciples were together.
3 Simon Peter * said to them, “I am going fishing.” They * said to him, “We will also come with you.” They went out and got into the boat; and athat night they caught nothing.
4 But when the day was now breaking, Jesus stood on the beach; yet the disciples did not aknow that it was Jesus.
5 So Jesus * said to them, “Children, ayou do not have 1any fish, do you?” They answered Him, “No.”
6 And He said to them, “aCast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.” So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.
7 aTherefore that disciple whom Jesus loved * said to Peter, “It is the Lord.” So when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put his outer garment on (for he was stripped for work), and threw himself into the sea.
8 But the other disciples came in the little boat, for they were not far from the land, but about 1one hundred yards away, dragging the net full of fish.
9 So when they got out on the land, they * saw a charcoal afire already laid and bfish placed on it, and bread.
10 Jesus * said to them, “Bring some of the afish which you have now caught.”
11 Simon Peter went up and drew the net to land, full of large fish, a hundred and fifty-three; and although there were so many, the net was not torn.
12 Jesus * said to them, “Come and have abreakfast.” None of the disciples ventured to question Him, “Who are You?” knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus * came and * took athe bread and * gave it to them, and the bfish likewise.
14 This is now the athird time that Jesus 1was manifested to the disciples, after He was raised from the dead.
15 So when they had afinished breakfast, Jesus * said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you 1blove Me more than these?” He * said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I 2love You.” He * said to him, “Tend cMy lambs.”
16 He * said to him again a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you 1love Me?” He * said to Him, “Yes, Lord; You know that I 2love You.” He * said to him, “aShepherd My sheep.”
17 He * said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you 1love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him athe third …
1 Peter 2
1 Therefore, aputting aside all 1malice and all deceit and 2hypocrisy and 2envy and all 2bslander,
2 alike newborn babies, long for the 1bpure 2milk of the word, so that by it you may cgrow 3in respect to salvation,
3 if you have atasted 1bthe kindness of the Lord.
4 And coming to Him as to a living stone which has been arejected by men, but is 1choice and precious in the sight of God,
5 ayou also, as living stones, 1are being built up as a bspiritual house for a holy cpriesthood, to doffer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 For this is contained in 1Scripture:
“aBehold, I lay in Zion a choice stone, a bprecious corner stone,
And he who believes in 2Him will not be 3disappointed.”
7 aThis precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,
“bThe stone which the builders crejected,
This became the very corner stone,”
“aA stone of stumbling and a rock of offense”;
bfor they stumble because they are disobedient to the word, cand to this doom they were also appointed.
9 But you are aa chosen race, a royal bpriesthood, a choly nation, da people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you eout of darkness into His marvelous light;
10 afor you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 aBeloved, bI urge you as caliens and strangers to abstain from dfleshly lusts which wage ewar against the soul.
12 aKeep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they bslander you as evildoers, they may 1because of your good deeds, as they observe them, cglorify God din the day of 2visitation.
13 aSubmit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority,
14 or to governors as sent 1by him afor the punishment of evildoers and the bpraise of those who do right.
15 For 1asuch is the will of God that by doing right you may bsilence the ignorance of foolish men.
16 Act as afree men, and 1do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bbondslaves of God.
17 aHonor all people, blove the brotherhood, cfear God, dhonor the 1king.
18 aServants, be submissive to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and bgentle, but also to those who are 1unreasonable.
19 For this finds 1favor, if for the sake of aconscience toward God a person bears up under …
1 Peter 5
1 aTherefore, I exhort the elders among you, as your bfellow elder and cwitness of the sufferings of Christ, and a dpartaker also of the glory that is to be revealed,
2 shepherd athe flock of God among you, exercising oversight bnot under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and cnot for sordid gain, but with eagerness;
3 nor yet as alording it over 1those allotted to your charge, but 2proving to be bexamples to the flock.
4 And when the Chief aShepherd appears, you will receive the bunfading 1ccrown of glory.
5 aYou younger men, likewise, bbe subject to your elders; and all of you, clothe yourselves with chumility toward one another, for dGod is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
6 Therefore ahumble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
7 casting all your aanxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
8 aBe of sober spirit, bbe on the alert. Your adversary, cthe devil, prowls around like a roaring dlion, seeking someone to devour.
9 1aBut resist him, bfirm in your faith, knowing that cthe same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your 2brethren who are in the world.
10 After you have suffered afor a little while, the bGod of all grace, who ccalled you to His deternal glory in Christ, will Himself eperfect, fconfirm, strengthen and establish you.
11 aTo Him be dominion forever and ever. Amen.
12 Through aSilvanus, our faithful brother 1(for so I regard him), bI have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is cthe true grace of God. dStand firm in it!
13 She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you greetings, and so does my son, aMark.
14 aGreet one another with a kiss of love.
bPeace be to you all who are in Christ.