John, Chapter 10
Introduction
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1αμην αμην λεγω ϋμιν ο μη ειϲερχομενοϲ δια τηϲ θυραϲ ειϲ την αυλην των προβατων · αλλα αναβαινων αλλαχοθεν · εκεινοϲ κλεπτηϲ εϲτι και ληϲτηϲ · 2ο δε ειϲερχομενοϲ δια τηϲ θυραϲ · ποιμη εϲτιν των προβατων · 3τουτω ο θυρωροϲ ανυγει · και τα προβατα τηϲ φωνηϲ αυτου ακουει · και τα ϊδια προβατα φωνει κατ ονομα · και εξαγει αυτα 4οταν τα ϊδια εκβαλη εμπροϲθεν αυτων πορευεται · και τα προβατα αυτω ακολουθι ˙ οτι οιδαϲιν την φωνην αυτου · 5αλλοτριω δε ου μη ακολουθηϲωϲιν · αλλα φευξονται απ αυτου · οτι ουκ οιδαϲι τω αλλοτριων την φωνην ·6ταυτην την παροιμιαν ειπεν αυτοιϲ ο ιϲ και ουκ εγνωϲαν τινα ην · ἁ ελαλει αυτοιϲ · 7ειπεν ουν αυτοιϲ παλιν ο ιϲ αμη αμην λεγω υμιν · οτι εγω ειμι η θυρα των προβατω · 8παντεϲ οϲοι ηλθο κλεπται ειϲιν και ληϲται · αλλ ουκ ηκουϲαν αυτων τα προβατα · 9εγω η ειμι η θυρα · δι εμου εαν τιϲ ειϲελθη ϲωθηϲεται · και ειϲελευϲεται και εξελευϲεται · και νομην ευρηϲει · 10ο κλεπτηϲ · ουκ ερχεται · ει μη ϊνα κλεψη και θυϲη και απολεϲη · εγω ηλθον · ϊνα ζωη αιωνιον εχωϲι · και περιϲϲον εχωϲιν ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
1Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν, ὁ μὴ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν τῶν προβάτων ἀλλὰ ἀναβαίνων ἀλλαχόθεν, ἐκεῖνος κλέπτης ἐστὶν καὶ λῃστής· 2ὁ δὲ εἰσερχόμενος διὰ τῆς θύρας ποιμήν ἐστιν τῶν προβάτων. 3τούτῳ ὁ θυρωρὸς ἀνοίγει, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἀκούει, καὶ τὰ ἴδια πρόβατα φωνεῖ κατ’ ὄνομα καὶ ἐξάγει αὐτά. 4ὅταν τὰ ἴδια πάντα ἐκβάλῃ, ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν πορεύεται, καὶ τὰ πρόβατα αὐτῷ ἀκολουθεῖ, ὅτι οἴδασιν τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ· 5ἀλλοτρίῳ δὲ οὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσουσιν, ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδασιν τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν. 6Ταύτην τὴν παροιμίαν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἐκεῖνοι δὲ οὐκ ἔγνωσαν τίνα ἦν ἃ ἐλάλει αὐτοῖς. 7εἶπεν οὖν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ θύρα τῶν προβάτων. 8πάντες ὅσοι ἦλθον κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί, ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα. 9ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ θύρα· δι’ ἐμοῦ ἐάν τις εἰσέλθῃ, σωθήσεται καὶ εἰσελεύσεται καὶ ἐξελεύσεται καὶ νομὴν εὑρήσει. 10ὁ κλέπτης οὐκ ἔρχεται εἰ μὴ ἵνα κλέψῃ καὶ θύσῃ καὶ ἀπολέσῃ· ἐγὼ ἦλθον ἵνα ζωὴν ἔχωσιν καὶ περισσὸν ἔχωσιν.
1Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers. 6This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. 7Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. 9I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
11εγω ειμι ο ποιμην ο καλοϲ · ο ποιμην ο καλοϲ την ψυχην αυτου διδωϲιν υπερ τω προβατων · 12ο δε μιϲθωτοϲ και ουκ ω ποιμην · οὑ · ουκ εϲτιν τα προβατα ϊδια θεωρι τον λυκον ερχομενον και αφιηϲιν τα προβατα και φευγει · και ο λυκοϲ αρπαζει αυτα και ϲκορπιζει · 13οτι μιϲθωτοϲ εϲτιν και ου μελει αυτω περι των προβατων · 14εγω ειμι ο ποιμη ο καλοϲ · και γεινωϲκω τα εμα ˙ κ(αι) γεινωϲκουϲι με τα εμα · 15καθωϲ γινωϲκι με ο πατηρ · καγω γινωϲκω τον πατερα · και τη ψυχην μου διδωμι ϋπερ των προβατων · 16και αλλαπροβατα εχω · ἁ ουκ εϲτιν εκ τηϲ αυληϲ ταυτηϲ · κακεινα δει με αγαγιν · και τηϲ φωνηϲ μου ακουϲωϲιν · και γενηϲεται μια ποιμνη · ειϲ ποιμην · 17δια τουτο με ο πατηρ αγαπα · οτι εγω τιθημι την ψυχην μου · ϊνα παλιν λαβω αυτην · 18ουδιϲ ηρεν αυτην απ εμου · αλλ εγω τιθημι αυτην απ εμαυτου · εξουϲιαν εχω θειναι αυτην · και εξουϲιαν εχω παλιν · λαβιν αυτην · ταυτη την εντολην ελαβον παρα του πατροϲ μου · 19ϲχιϲμα παλιν εγενετο εν τοιϲ ιουδαιοιϲ δια τουϲ λογουϲ τουτουϲ 20ελεγαν ουν πολλοι εξ αυτω δαιμονιον εχει · και μαινεται · τι αυτου ακουεται ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
11ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός. ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλὸς τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ τίθησιν ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων· 12ὁ μισθωτὸς καὶ οὐκ ὢν ποιμήν, οὗ οὐκ ἐστὶν τὰ πρόβατα ἴδια, θεωρεῖ τὸν λύκον ἐρχόμενον καὶ ἀφίησιν τὰ πρόβατα καὶ φεύγει, καὶ ὁ λύκος ἁρπάζει αὐτὰ καὶ σκορπίζει· 13ὅτι μισθωτός ἐστιν, καὶ οὐ μέλει αὐτῷ περὶ τῶν προβάτων. 14ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ποιμὴν ὁ καλός, καὶ γινώσκω τὰ ἐμά, καὶ γινώσκουσί με τὰ ἐμά, 15καθὼς γινώσκει με ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ γινώσκω τὸν πατέρα, καὶ τὴν ψυχήν μου τίθημι ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων. 16καὶ ἄλλα πρόβατα ἔχω, ἃ οὐκ ἔστιν ἐκ τῆς αὐλῆς ταύτης· κἀκεῖνα δεῖ με ἀγαγεῖν, καὶ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούσουσιν, καὶ γενήσεται μία ποίμνη, εἷς ποιμήν. 17διὰ τοῦτό με ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ, ὅτι ἐγὼ τίθημι τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἵνα πάλιν λάβω αὐτήν. 18οὐδεὶς αἴρει αὐτὴν ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ, ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ τίθημι αὐτὴν ἀπ’ ἐμαυτοῦ. ἐξουσίαν ἔχω θεῖναι αὐτήν, καὶ ἐξουσίαν ἔχω πάλιν λαβεῖν αὐτήν· ταύτην τὴν ἐντολὴν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ πατρός μου. 19σχίσμα πάλιν ἐγένετο ἐν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις διὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους. 20ἔλεγον οὖν πολλοὶ ἐξ αὐτῶν· δαιμόνιον ἔχει καὶ μαίνεται· τί αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε;
11I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. 13The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16And other sheep I have, which 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. 17Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 19There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings. 20And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
21αλλοι δε ελεγον · ταυτα τα ρηματα ουκ εϲτιν δαιμονιζομενου · μη δαιμονιον δυναται τυφλων οφθαλμουϲ ανυξαι : 22εγενετο δε τα ενκαινια εν ϊεροϲολυμοιϲ · χειμων η · 23και περιεπατει ο ιϲ εν τω ϊερω εν τη ϲτοα ϲολομωνοϲ 24εκυκλωϲαν ουν οι ϊουδαιοι και ελεγον αυτω ˙ εωϲ ποτε την ψυχην ημων ερειϲ · ει ϲυ ει ο χϲ · ειπον ημι παρρηϲια · 25απεκριθη ο ιϲ ειπον ϋμι και ου πιϲτευεται · τα εργα α εγω ποιω εν ονοματι του πατροϲ μου ταυτα μαρτυρι περι εμου · 26αλλα ϋμιϲ ου πιϲτευετε · οτι ουκ εϲται εκ των προβατων των εμω · 27τα προβατα τα εμα τηϲ φωνηϲ μου ακουουϲιν · και γινωϲκω αυτα και ακολουθουϲιν μοι · 28καγω διδωμι αυτοιϲ ζωην αιωνιον · και ου μη αποληται ειϲ τον αιωνα · και ου μη αρπαϲη τιϲ αυτα εκ τηϲ χειροϲ μου · 29ο πατηρ · ο δεδωκεν μοι · παντω μειζων εϲτιν · και ουδιϲ δυναται αρπαζειν εκ τηϲ χειροϲ του πατροϲ · 30εγω και ο πατηρ εν εϲμεν ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
21ἄλλοι ἔλεγον· ταῦτα τὰ ῥήματα οὐκ ἔστιν δαιμονιζομένου· μὴ δαιμόνιον δύναται τυφλῶν ὀφθαλμοὺς ἀνοῖξαι; 22Ἐγένετο δὲ τὰ ἐνκαίνια ἐν τοῖς Ἱεροσολύμοις· χειμὼν ἦν· 23καὶ περιεπάτει ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ ἐν τῇ στοᾷ Σολομῶνος. 24ἐκύκλωσαν οὖν αὐτὸν οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι καὶ ἔλεγον αὐτῷ· ἕως πότε τὴν ψυχὴν ἡμῶν αἴρεις; εἰ σὺ εἶ ὁ Χριστός, εἰπὸν ἡμῖν παρρησίᾳ. 25ἀπεκρίθη ὁ Ἰησοῦς· εἶπον ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε· τὰ ἔργα ἃ ἐγὼ ποιῶ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ πατρός μου, ταῦτα μαρτυρεῖ περὶ ἐμοῦ· 26ἀλλὰ ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετε, ὅτι οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων τῶν ἐμῶν. 27τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἐμὰ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούουσιν, κἀγὼ γινώσκω αὐτά, καὶ ἀκολουθοῦσίν μοι, 28κἀγὼ δίδωμι αὐτοῖς ζωὴν αἰώνιον, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀπόλωνται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα, καὶ οὐχ ἁρπάσει τις αὐτὰ ἐκ τῆς χειρός μου. 29ὁ πατήρ ὃ δέδωκέν μοι πάντων μεῖζόν ἐστιν, καὶ οὐδεὶς δύναται ἁρπάζειν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς τοῦ πατρός. 30ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πατὴρ ἕν ἐσμεν.
21Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind? 22And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon’s porch. 24Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly. 25Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me. 26But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you. 27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: 28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. 30I and my Father are one.
31εβαϲταϲαν παλιν λιθουϲ οι ϊουδαιοι ϊνα λιθαϲωϲιν αυτο · 32απεκριθη αυτοιϲ ο ιϲ · πολλα εργα καλα εδιξα ϋμιν εκ του πατροϲ δια ποιον αυτων εργον εμε λιθαζετε · 33απεκριθηϲαν αυτω οι ϊουδαιοι · περι καλου εργου ου λιθαζομεν ϲε · αλλα περι βλαϲφημιαϲ · οτι ϲυ ανθρωποϲ ων · ποιειϲ ϲεαυτον θν 34απεκριθη αυτοιϲ ο ιϲ · ουκ εϲτιν γεγραμμενον εν τω νομω οτι ειπα θεοι εϲτε · 35ει εκεινουϲ ειπεν θεουϲ · προϲ ουϲ ο λογοϲ του θυ εγενετο · και ου δυναται λυθηναι η γραφη · 36ον ο πατηρʼ ηγιαϲεν και απεϲτιλεν ειϲ τον κοϲμον · ϋμειϲ λεγετε οτι βλαϲφημιϲ · οτι ειπον ϋϊοϲ θυ ειμι · 37ει ου ποιω τα εργα του πατροϲ μου · μη πιϲτευετε μοι · 38ει δε ποιω · καν εμοι μη πιϲτευεται · τοιϲ εργοιϲ πιϲτευεται · ϊνα γνωτε και πιϲτευητε οτι εν εμοι ο πατηρ καγω εν τω πατρι : 39εζητουν ου αυτον πιαϲαι και εξηλθεν εκ τηϲ χειροϲ αυτων · 40και απηλθεν παλιν πε ραν του ϊορδανου οπου ην ϊωαννηϲ το προτερον βαπτιζων · και εμινεν εκει ·
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
31Ἐβάστασαν πάλιν λίθους οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι ἵνα λιθάσωσιν αὐτόν. 32ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς, πολλὰ ἔργα καλὰ ἔδειξα ὑμῖν ἐκ τοῦ πατρός· διὰ ποῖον αὐτῶν ἔργον ἐμὲ λιθάζετε; 33ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι· περὶ καλοῦ ἔργου οὐ λιθάζομέν σε ἀλλὰ περὶ βλασφημίας, καὶ ὅτι σὺ ἄνθρωπος ὢν ποιεῖς σεαυτὸν θεόν. 34ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· οὐκ ἔστιν γεγραμμένον ἐν τῷ νόμῳ ὑμῶν ὅτι ἐγὼ εἶπα· θεοί ἐστε; 35εἰ ἐκείνους εἶπεν θεούς, πρὸς οὓς ὁ λόγος ἐγένετο τοῦ θεοῦ, καὶ οὐ δύναται λυθῆναι ἡ γραφή· 36ὃν ὁ πατὴρ ἡγίασεν καὶ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ὑμεῖς λέγετε ὅτι βλασφημεῖς, ὅτι εἶπον· υἱὸς θεοῦ εἰμι; 37εἰ οὐ ποιῶ τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πατρός μου, μὴ πιστεύετέ μοι· 38εἰ δὲ ποιῶ, κἂν ἐμοὶ μὴ πιστεύητε, τοῖς ἔργοις πιστεύετε, ἵνα γνῶτε καὶ γινώσκητε ὅτι ἐν ἐμοὶ ὁ πατὴρ κἀγὼ ἐν τῷ πατρί. 39Ἐζήτουν οὖν αὐτὸν πιάσαι, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς χειρὸς αὐτῶν. 40Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν πάλιν πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου εἰς τὸν τόπον ὅπου ἦν Ἰωάννης τὸ πρῶτον βαπτίζων, καὶ ἔμεινεν ἐκεῖ.
31Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. 32Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 33The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken; 36Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God? 37If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not. 38But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him. 39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
41και πολλοι ηλθον προϲ αυτον και ελεγον · ιωαννηϲ μεν ϲημιον εποιηϲεν ουδεν · παντα δε οϲα ειπεν ϊωαννηϲ περι τουτου αληθη ην · 42και πολλοι επιϲτευϲαν ειϲ αυτον εκει :
Compare: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869)
41καὶ πολλοὶ ἦλθον πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ ἔλεγον ὅτι Ἰωάννης μὲν σημεῖον ἐποίησεν οὐδέν, πάντα δὲ ὅσα εἶπεν Ἰωάννης περὶ τούτου ἀληθῆ ἦν. 42καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπίστευσαν εἰς αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ.
41And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42And many believed on him there.
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- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + Tischendorf 8th edition (bolls.life) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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