The Word Am I

The Gospel According to St. John

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- Chapter 10 -

(Psalm 23:1–6; Ezekiel 34:11–24)
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Amen, 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.
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But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
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To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
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And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
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But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
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This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them.
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Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
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All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not.
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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.
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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.
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I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
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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:
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And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me.
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As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.
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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.
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Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.
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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.
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A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words.
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And many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him?
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Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil: Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

Jesus at the Feast of Dedication

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And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter.
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And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
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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.
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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.
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But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
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My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me.
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And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand.
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That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.
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I and the Father are one.
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The Jews then took up stones to stone him.
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Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father; for which of these works do you stone me?
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The Jews answered him: For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, maketh thyself God.
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Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said you are gods?
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If he called them gods, to whom to word of God was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken;
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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?
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If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
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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.
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They sought therefore to take him; and he escaped out of their hands.

John’s Testimony Confirmed

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And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first; and there he abode.
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And many resorted to him, and they said: John indeed did no sign.
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But all things whatsoever John said of this man, were true. And many believed in him.
(Psalm 23:1–6; Ezekiel 34:11–24)
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“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.
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But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
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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.
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Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
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They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”
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Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
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Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
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All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.
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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.
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The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.
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“I am the good shepherd. (a) The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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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.
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The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand and doesn’t care for the sheep.
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I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;
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even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.
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I have other sheep which are not of this fold. (b) I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.
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Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, (c) that I may take it again.
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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.”
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Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words.
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Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane! Why do you listen to him?”
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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?”(d)

Jesus at the Feast of Dedication

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It was the Feast of the Dedication (e) at Jerusalem.
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It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch.
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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.”
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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.
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But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
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My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
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I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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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.
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I and the Father are one.”
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Therefore the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
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Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”
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The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy, because you, being a man, make yourself God.”
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Jesus answered them, “Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods’? (f)
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If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),
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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’?
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If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.
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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.”
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They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand.

John’s Testimony Confirmed

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He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and he stayed there.
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Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.”
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Many believed in him there.

Footnotes

(a)10:11 ℘ Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:11-12,15,22
(b)10:16 ℘ Isaiah 56:8
(c)10:17 ℘ Isaiah 53:7-8
(d)10:21 ℘ Exodus 4:11
(e)10:22 The “Feast of the Dedication” is the Greek name for “Hanukkah”, a celebration of the rededication of the Temple.
(f)10:34 ℘ Psalms 82:6
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