{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/john/10","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-31T04:27:08.847Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"John","bookSlug":"john","chapter":10,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":9,"nextChapter":11,"totalChapters":21,"totalVerses":42},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth before them: and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"This proverb Jesus spoke to them. But they understood not what he spoke to them. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"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: "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"And the hireling flieth, because he is a hireling: and he hath no care for the sheep. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me. "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I lay down my life for my sheep. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"Therefore doth the Father love me: because I lay down my life, that I may take it again. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"A dissension rose again among the Jews for these words. "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"And many of them said: He hath a devil, and is mad: why hear you him? "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"Others said: These are not the words of one that hath a devil: Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: and it was winter. "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's porch. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me. "},{"verseNumber":28,"text":"And I give them life everlasting; and they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall pluck them out of my hand. "},{"verseNumber":29,"text":"That which my Father hath given me, is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. "},{"verseNumber":30,"text":"I and the Father are one. "},{"verseNumber":31,"text":"The Jews then took up stones to stone him. "},{"verseNumber":32,"text":"Jesus answered them: Many good works I have shewed you from my Father; for which of these works do you stone me? "},{"verseNumber":33,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":34,"text":"Jesus answered them: Is it not written in your law: I said you are gods? "},{"verseNumber":35,"text":"If he called them gods, to whom to word of God was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken; "},{"verseNumber":36,"text":"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? "},{"verseNumber":37,"text":"If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. "},{"verseNumber":38,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":39,"text":"They sought therefore to take him; and he escaped out of their hands. "},{"verseNumber":40,"text":"And he went again beyond the Jordan, into that place where John was baptizing first; and there he abode. "},{"verseNumber":41,"text":"And many resorted to him, and they said: John indeed did no sign. "},{"verseNumber":42,"text":"But all things whatsoever John said of this man, were true. And many believed in him. "}],"citation":{"inline":"John 10 (DRB)","markdown":"[John 10](https://primebible.com/drb/john/10)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/john/10 (accessed 2026-05-31)."}}