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John 10

2 Christ is the true shepherd, and the door. 19 Divers opinions of Christ. 24 He is asked if he be Christ 32 His works declare that he is God. 34 The princes called gods.
1.Verily, verily I say unto you, He that entreth not in by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up another way, he is a thief and a robber.
2.But he that goeth in by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep.
3.To him the porter openeth, and the sheep hear his voice, and he acalleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4.And when he hath sent forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
5.And they will not follow a stranger, but they flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
6.This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
7.Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8.All, bthat ever came before me, are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
9.I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shalbe saved, and shall cgo in and go out, and find pasture.
10.The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, & to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and have it in abundance.
11.*I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
12.But an hireling, and he which is not the shepherd, neither the sheep are his own, seeth the wolf coming, and he leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
13.So the hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14.I am the good shepherd, and dknow mine, and am knowen of mine.
15.eAs the Father fknoweth me, so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep.
16.gOther sheep I have also, which are not of this fold: them also must I bring, and they shall hear my voice: and *there shall be one sheepfold, and one shepherd.
17.hTherefore doeth my Father love me, because *I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
18.No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of my self: I have power to lay it down, and have power to take it again: this *commandment have I received of my Father.
19.¶ Then there was a dissension again among the Jews for these sayings.
20.And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear ye him?
21.Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil: can the devil open the eyes of the blind?
22.And it was at Jerusalem the ifeast of the *Dedication, and it was winter.
23.And Jesus walked in the Temple, in kSolomon’s porch.
24.Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long doest thou ^make us doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
25.Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father’s Name, they bear witness of me.
26.But ye believe not: lfor ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
27.My sheep hear my voice, & I know them, and they follow me,
28.And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of mine hand.
29.My Father which gave them me, is mgreater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Father’s hand.
30.I and my Father are one.
31.*Then the Jews again took up stones, to stone him.
32.Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father: for which of these works do ye stone me?
33.The Jews answered him, saying, For the good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy, and that thou being a man, makest thy self God.
34.Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your Law, *I said, ye are ngods?
35.If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God was given, and the Scripture can not be broken,
36.Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest, because I said, I am the Son of God?
37.If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
38.But if I do, then though ye believe not me, yet believe the works, that ye may know and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
39.Again they went about to take him, but he escaped out of their hands,
40.And went again beyond Jordan, into the place where John first baptised, and there abode.
41.And many restored unto him, and said, John did ono miracle: but all things that John spake of this man, were true.
42.And many believed in him there.

Notes

3-a.
That is, there is mutual agreement and consent of faith between the pastor and the sheep.
8-b.
He means all the false prophets, who led not men to Christ, but from him.
9-c.
He shall be sure of his life.
11-*.
Is. 40.11, Eze. 34.12.
14-d.
Christ knows his because he loves them, cares and provides for them.
15-e.
As the Father can not forget him, no more can he forget us.
15-f.
In that he loves and approves me.
16-*.
Eze. 37.22.
16-g.
To wit, among the Gentiles, which then were strangers from the Church of God.
17-*.
Isa. 53.7.
17-h.
Christ even in that that he is man, has deserved his Father’s love and everlasting life, not to his flesh only, but to us also which by his obedience and perfect justice are imputed righteous, Rom. 5.19, Phil. 2.7.
18-*.
Acts 2.23.
22-*.
1 Mac. 4.59.
22-i.
Which was institute, that the people might give thanks to God for their deliverance and restoring of their religion and Temple which Antiochus had corrupted and polluted.
23-k.
Which was built again after the pattern of that which Solomon built.
24-^.
Or, hold our mind in suspense.
26-l.
The cause wherefore the reprobate can not believe.
29-m.
Whereby we learn how safely we are preserved against all dangers.
31-C.
hap. 8.59.
34-*.
Psal. 82.6.
34-n.
Meaning of Princes and rulers, who for their office sake are called gods, and are made here in earth as his Lieutenants: wherefore if this noble title be given to man, much more it appertained to him that is the Son of God equal with his Father.
41-o.
Whereby they gathered that Christ was more excellent then John.