1 Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, wie nie by die deur in die skaapstal ingaan nie, maar van 'n ander kant af inklim, hy is 'n dief en 'n rower.
2 Maar hy wat by die deur ingaan, is 'n herder van die skape.
3 Vir hom maak die deurwagter oop, en die skape luister na sy stem; en hy roep sy eie skape by hulle naam en lei hulle uit.
4 En wanneer hy sy eie skape uitgebring het, loop hy voor hulle uit; en die skape volg hom, omdat hulle sy stem ken.
5 Hulle sal 'n vreemde nooit volg nie, maar van hom wegvlug, omdat hulle die stem van die vreemdes nie ken nie.
6 Hierdie gelykenis het Jesus aan hulle vertel; maar hulle het nie verstaan wat dit was wat Hy tot hulle gespreek het nie.
7 Jesus het toe weer vir hulle gesê: Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, Ek is die deur van die skape.
8 Almal wat voor My gekom het, is diewe en rowers; maar die skape het nie na hulle geluister nie.
9 Ek is die deur; as iemand deur My ingaan, sal hy gered word, en hy sal ingaan en uitgaan en weiding vind.
10 Die dief kom net om te steel en te slag en te verwoes. Ek het gekom, dat hulle lewe en oorvloed kan hê.
11 Ek is die goeie herder. Die goeie herder lê sy lewe af vir die skape.
12 Maar die huurling en hy wat nie 'n herder is nie, van wie die skape nie die eiendom is nie, sien die wolf kom en laat die skape staan en vlug, en die wolf vang hulle en jaag die skape uitmekaar.
13 En die huurling vlug, omdat hy 'n huurling is en niks vir die skape omgee nie.
14 Ek is die goeie herder, en Ek ken my eie en word deur my eie geken.
15 Net soos die Vader My ken, ken Ek ook die Vader; en Ek lê my lewe af vir die skape.
16 Ek het nog ander skape wat nie aan hierdie stal behoort nie. Ek moet hulle ook lei, en hulle sal na my stem luister, en dit sal wees een kudde, een herder.
17 Daarom het die Vader My lief, omdat Ek my lewe aflê om dit weer te neem.
18 Niemand neem dit van My af nie, maar Ek lê dit uit Myself af. Ek het mag om dit af te lê en Ek het mag om dit weer te neem. Hierdie gebod het Ek van my Vader ontvang.
19 Daar het toe weer verdeeldheid onder die Jode gekom oor hierdie woorde.
20 En baie van hulle het gesê: Hy is van die duiwel besete en is kranksinnig; wat luister julle na Hom?
21 Ander het gesê: Hierdie woorde is nie van 'n besetene nie; 'n duiwel kan tog nie die oë van blindes open nie.
22 En dit was die fees van die tempelwyding in Jerusalem, en dit was winter.
23 En Jesus het in die tempel gewandel in die pilaargang van Salomo.
24 En die Jode het Hom omring en vir Hom gesê: Hoe lank hou U ons in onsekerheid? As U die Christus is, sê dit vir ons ronduit.
25 Jesus antwoord hulle: Ek het dit vir julle gesê, en julle glo nie. Die werke wat Ek doen in die Naam van my Vader, die getuig van My.
26 Maar julle glo nie, want julle is nie van my skape nie, soos Ek vir julle gesê het.
27 My skape luister na my stem, en Ek ken hulle, en hulle volg My.
28 En Ek gee hulle die ewige lewe, en hulle sal nooit verlore gaan tot in ewigheid nie, en niemand sal hulle uit my hand ruk nie.
29 My vader wat hulle aan My gegee het, is groter as almal; en niemand kan hulle uit die hand van my Vader ruk nie.
30 Ek en die Vader is een.
31 Die Jode het toe weer klippe opgetel om Hom te stenig.
32 Jesus antwoord hulle: Baie goeie werke het Ek julle getoon van my Vader. Oor watter een van die werke stenig julle My?
33 Die Jode antwoord Hom en sê: Dit is nie oor 'n goeie werk dat ons U stenig nie, maar oor godslastering, en omdat U wat 'n mens is, Uself God maak.
34 Jesus antwoord hulle: Is daar nie in julle wet geskrywe: Ek het gesê, julle is gode nie?
35 As dit hulle gode noem tot wie die woord van God gekom het, en die Skrif nie gebreek kan word nie,
36 sê julle vir Hom wat die Vader geheilig en in die wêreld gestuur het: U spreek godslasterlik -- omdat Ek gesê het: Ek is die Seun van God?
37 As Ek nie die werke van my Vader doen nie, moet julle My nie glo nie;
38 maar as Ek dit doen, al glo julle My nie, glo die werke, dat julle kan erken en glo dat die Vader in My is, en Ek in Hom.
39 Toe het hulle weer probeer om Hom gevange te neem, en Hy het uit hulle hand ontkom.
40 En Hy het weer oor die Jordaan gegaan na die plek waar Johannes eers gedoop het; en Hy het daar gebly.
41 En baie het na Hom gekom en gesê: Johannes het wel geen teken gedoen nie, maar alles wat Johannes van Hom gesê het, was waar.
42 En baie het daar in Hom geglo.
1 Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.
2 He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.
3 The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.
4 When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.
5 They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.
6 In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.
7 So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.
9 I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
10 The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.
11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.
12 He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:
13 Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.
14 I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,
15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.
16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.
17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.
18 No one takes it away from me; I give it up of myself. I have power to give it up, and I have power to take it again. These orders I have from my Father.
19 There was a division again among the Jews because of these words.
20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?
22 Then came the feast of the opening of the Temple in Jerusalem: it was winter;
23 And Jesus was walking in the Temple, in Solomon's covered way.
24 Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.
25 Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.
26 But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.
27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:
28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.
29 That which my Father has given to me has more value than all; and no one is able to take anything out of the Father's hand.
30 I and my Father are one.
31 Then the Jews took up stones again to send at him.
32 Jesus said to them in answer, I have let you see a number of good works from the Father; for which of those works are you stoning me?
33 This was their answer: We are not stoning you for a good work but for evil words; because being a man you make yourself God.
34 In answer, Jesus said, Is there not a saying in your law, I said, You are gods?
35 If he said they were gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Writings may not be broken),
36 Do you say of him whom the Father made holy and sent into the world, Your words are evil; because I said, I am God's Son?
37 If I am not doing the works of my Father, do not have belief in me;
38 But if I am doing them, then have belief in the works even if you have no belief in me; so that you may see clearly and be certain that the Father is in me and I am in the Father.
39 Then again they made an attempt to take him; but he got away from them.
40 And he went again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John first gave baptism; and he was there for a time.
41 And a great number of people came to him, saying, John did no sign: but everything John said of this man was true.
42 And a number came to have faith in him there.