John 10

¹ “Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, is a thief and a robber. CCC

² But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. CCC

⁴ Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

⁵ They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”

⁶ Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.

⁷ Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.

⁸ All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

⁹ I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.

¹⁰ The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.

¹¹ “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. CCC

¹² He who is a hired hand, and not a shepherd, who doesn’t own the sheep, sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and flees. The wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. CCC

¹³ The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep. CCC

¹⁴ I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own; CCC

¹⁵ even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep. CCC

¹⁶ I have other sheep which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd. CCC

¹⁷ Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. CCC

¹⁸ No one takes it away from me, but I lay it down by myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. I received this commandment from my Father.” CCC

¹⁹ Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words. CCC

²⁰ Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?” CCC

²¹ Others said, “These are not the sayings of one possessed by a demon. It isn’t possible for a demon to open the eyes of the blind, is it?”

²² It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem.

²³ It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.

²⁴ The Jews therefore came around him and said to him, “How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

²⁵ Jesus answered them, “I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me. CCC

²⁶ But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

²⁸ I give eternal life to them. 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. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand.

³⁰ I and the Father are one.” CCC

³¹ Therefore the Jews took up stones again to stone him. CCC

³² Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?” CCC

³³ The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.” CCC

³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’? CCC

³⁵ If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken), CCC

³⁶ do you say of him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, ‘You blaspheme,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’? CCC

³⁷ If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me. CCC

³⁸ But if I do them, though you don’t believe me, believe the works, that you may know and believe that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” CCC

³⁹ They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

⁴⁰ He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there.

⁴¹ Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”

⁴² Many believed in him there.

¹ AAmen, amen, I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber. CCC

² But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

³ To him the porter openeth: and the sheep hear his voice. And he calleth his own sheep by name and leadeth them out. CCC

⁴ And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

⁵ But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

⁶ This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them.

⁷ Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

⁸ All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not.

⁹ I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures.

¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that they may have life and may have it more abundantly.

¹¹ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. CCC

¹² But the hireling and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and flieth: and the wolf catcheth and scattereth the sheep, CCC

¹³ And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep. CCC

¹⁴ I am the good shepherd: and I know mine, and mine know me. CCC

¹⁵ As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. CCC

¹⁶ And other sheep I have that are not of this fold: them also I must bring. And they shall hear my voice: And there shall be one fold and one shepherd. CCC

¹⁷ Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. CCC

¹⁸ No man taketh it away from me: but I lay it down of myself. And I have power to lay it down: and I have power to take it up again. This commandment have I received of my Father. CCC

¹⁹ A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words. CCC

²⁰ And many of them said: He hath a devil and is mad. Why hear you him? CCC

²¹ Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

²² And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter.

²³ And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.

²⁴ The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

²⁵ Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me. CCC

²⁶ But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.

²⁷ My sheep hear my voice. And I know them: and they follow me.

²⁸ And I give them life everlasting: and they shall not perish for ever. And no man shall pluck them out of my hand.

²⁹ That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.

³⁰ I and the Father are one. CCC

³¹ The Jews then took up stones to stone him. CCC

³² Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me? CCC

³³ The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy: and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. CCC

³⁴ Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said, you are gods? CCC

³⁵ If he called them gods to whom the word of God was spoken; and the scripture cannot be broken: CCC

³⁶ Do you say of him whom the Father hath sanctified and sent into the world: Thou blasphemest; because I said: I am the Son of God? CCC

³⁷ If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. CCC

³⁸ But if I do, though you will not believe me, believe the works: that you may know and believe that the Father is in me and I in the Father. CCC

³⁹ They sought therefore to take him: and he escaped out of their hands.

⁴⁰ And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first. And there he abode.

⁴¹ And many resorted to him: and they said: John indeed did no sign.

⁴² But all things whatsoever John said of this man were true. And many believed in him.