# John 10

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">When he hath put forth all his own, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.</span> 7. Jesus therefore said unto them again, <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">He that is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, beholdeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth, and the wolf snatcheth them, and scattereth them:</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice: and they shall become one flock, one shepherd.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">No one taketh it away 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 received I from my Father.</span> 19. There arose a division again among the Jews because of these words. 20. And many of them said, He hath a demon, and is mad; why hear ye him? 21. Others said, These are not the sayings of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? 22. And it was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem: 23. it was winter; and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's porch. 24. The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly. 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">I told you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">My Father, who hath given them unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and the Father are one.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">The Jews took up stones again to stone him.</span> 32. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?</span> 33. The Jews answered him, For a good work we stone thee not, but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God. 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Is it not written in your law, I said, ye are gods?</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken),</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">say ye of him, whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">But if I do them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.</span> 39. They sought again to take him: and he went forth out of their hand. 40. And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptizing; and there he abode. 41. And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. 42. And many believed on him there. (John 10:1-42, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">Whenever he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.”</span> 6. Jesus spoke this parable to them, <span class="rl-speech">but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.</span> 7. Jesus therefore said to them again, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">The hired hand flees because he is a hired hand, and doesn’t care for the sheep.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">even as the Father knows me, and I know the Father. I lay down my life for the sheep.</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">I have other sheep, which are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice. They will become one flock with one shepherd.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore the Father loves me, because I lay down my life, that I may take it again.</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">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.”</span> 19. Therefore a division arose again among the Jews because of these words. 20. Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane! Why do you listen to him?” 21. 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?” 22. It was the Feast of the Dedication at Jerusalem. 23. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in Solomon’s porch. 24. 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.” 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“I told you, and you don’t believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name, these testify about me.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and the Father are one.”</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore Jews took up stones again to stone him.</span> 32. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?”</span> 33. The Jews answered him, “We don’t stone you for a good work, but for blasphemy: because you, being a man, make yourself God.” 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">“Isn’t it written in your law, ‘I said, you are gods?’</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture can’t be broken),</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">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?’</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">If I don’t do the works of my Father, don’t believe me.</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">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.”</span> 39. They sought again to seize him, and he went out of their hand. 40. He went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was baptizing at first, and there he stayed. 41. Many came to him. They said, “John indeed did no sign, but everything that John said about this man is true.” 42. Many believed in him there. (John 10:1-42, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">Verily, 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.</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.</span> 6. <span class="rl-speech">This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.</span> 7. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8. All that 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 shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. 10. The 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. 11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. 12. But 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. 13. The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine. 15. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16. And 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. 17. Therefore doth 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 myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father. 19. There was a division therefore 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 a devil open the eyes of the blind? 22. And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. 23. And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch. 24. Then 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. <sup>make: or, hold us in suspense</sup> 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and my Father are one.</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.</span> 32. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?</span> 33. The 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. 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">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?</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">But 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.</span> 39. Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand, 40. And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode. 41. And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true. 42. And many believed on him there. (John 10:1-42, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 1. <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;</span> 2. <span class="rl-speech">and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;</span> 3. <span class="rl-speech">to this one the doorkeeper doth open, and the sheep hear his voice, and his own sheep he doth call by name, and doth lead them forth;</span> 4. <span class="rl-speech">and when his own sheep he may put forth, before them he goeth on, and the sheep follow him, because they have known his voice;</span> 5. <span class="rl-speech">and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'</span> 6. This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them; 7. Jesus said therefore again to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;</span> 9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.</span> 10. <span class="rl-speech">'The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;</span> 12. <span class="rl-speech">and the hireling, and not being a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, doth behold the wolf coming, and doth leave the sheep, and doth flee; and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep;</span> 13. <span class="rl-speech">and the hireling doth flee because he is an hireling, and is not caring for the sheep.</span> 14. <span class="rl-speech">'I am the good shepherd, and I know my [sheep], and am known by mine,</span> 15. <span class="rl-speech">according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,</span> 16. <span class="rl-speech">and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock, one shepherd.</span> 17. <span class="rl-speech">'Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;</span> 18. <span class="rl-speech">no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'</span> 19. Therefore, again, there came a division among the Jews, because of these words, 20. and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?' 21. others said, 'These sayings are not those of a demoniac; is a demon able blind men's eyes to open?' 22. And the dedication in Jerusalem came, and it was winter, 23. and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the porch of Solomon, 24. the Jews, therefore, came round about him, and said to him, 'Till when our soul dost thou hold in suspense? if thou art the Christ, tell us freely.' 25. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'I told you, and ye do not believe; the works that I do in the name of my Father, these testify concerning me;</span> 26. <span class="rl-speech">but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,</span> 27. <span class="rl-speech">according as I said to you: My sheep my voice do hear, and I know them, and they follow me,</span> 28. <span class="rl-speech">and life age-during I give to them, and they shall not perish, to the age, and no one shall pluck them out of my hand;</span> 29. <span class="rl-speech">my Father, who hath given to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to pluck out of the hand of my Father;</span> 30. <span class="rl-speech">I and the Father are one.'</span> 31. <span class="rl-speech">Therefore, again, did the Jews take up stones that they may stone him;</span> 32. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'Many good works did I shew you from my Father; because of which work of them do ye stone me?'</span> 33. The Jews answered him, saying, 'For a good work we do not stone thee, but for evil speaking, and because thou, being a man, dost make thyself God.' 34. Jesus answered them, <span class="rl-speech">'Is it not having been written in your law: I said, ye are gods?</span> 35. <span class="rl-speech">if them he did call gods unto whom the word of God came, (and the Writing is not able to be broken,)</span> 36. <span class="rl-speech">of him whom the Father did sanctify, and send to the world, do ye say, Thou speakest evil, because I said, Son of God I am?</span> 37. <span class="rl-speech">if I do not the works of my Father, do not believe me;</span> 38. <span class="rl-speech">and if I do, even if me ye may not believe, the works believe, that ye may know and may believe that in me [is] the Father, and I in Him.'</span> 39. Therefore were they seeking again to seize him, and he went forth out of their hand, 40. and went away again to the other side of the Jordan, to the place where John was at first baptizing, and remained there, 41. and many came unto him, and said, 'John, indeed, did no sign, and all things, as many as John said about this one were true;' 42. and many did believe in him there. (John 10:1-42, YLT)

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## Theological reading

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## Key words

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Allah Predestines Child to Hell Objection Defeater](/codex/allah-predestines-child-to-hell-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.28](/codex/john-10-28/), [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Animal Sacrifice Objection Defeater](/codex/animal-sacrifice-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/)
- [Anointing Implies Subordination Objection Defeater](/codex/anointing-implies-subordination-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Argument from the Festival-Feast Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-festival-feast-convergence/), via [John 10.22](/codex/john-10-22/)
- [Argument from the Naming Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-naming-convergence/), via [John 10.3](/codex/john-10-3/)
- [Conditional Immortality from Text-First Method](/codex/conditional-immortality-from-text-first-method/), via [John 10.28](/codex/john-10-28/)
- [Cumulative Case for the Deity of Christ](/codex/cumulative-case-for-the-deity-of-christ/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.17](/codex/john-10-17/), [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/), [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/)
- [Davids Census 70000 Dead Objection Defeater](/codex/davids-census-70000-dead-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/)
- [Did Jesus Send Muhammad Dilemma Argument](/codex/did-jesus-send-muhammad-dilemma-argument/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Gentiles Cannot Be Saved Objection Defeater](/codex/gentiles-cannot-be-saved-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.16](/codex/john-10-16/)
- [Jesus Came Only for Israel Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-came-only-for-israel-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.16](/codex/john-10-16/)
- [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Jesus is Not a Human Sacrifice (Defeater)](/codex/jesus-is-not-a-human-sacrifice-defeater/), via [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Jesus Never Claimed to Be God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-never-claimed-to-be-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Jesus Said Only God Is Good Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-said-only-god-is-good-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Jesus's Sacrifice Was Not Real Because He Rose Objection Defeater](/codex/jesuss-sacrifice-was-not-real-because-he-rose-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/)
- [Johannine Authorship of the Fourth Gospel](/codex/johannine-authorship-of-the-fourth-gospel/), via [John 10.23](/codex/john-10-23/)
- [Liar Lunatic or Lord](/codex/liar-lunatic-or-lord/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Manuscript Variants Bible Corruption Objection Defeater](/codex/manuscript-variants-bible-corruption-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [No One Can Die For Another Objection Defeater](/codex/no-one-can-die-for-another-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/), [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/), [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [OT Polytheism Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-polytheism-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.34-36](/codex/john-10-34-36/)
- [OT vs NT God Objection Defeater](/codex/ot-vs-nt-god-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/)
- [Religious Pluralism Objection Defeater](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Resurrection Implies Christian Theism](/codex/resurrection-implies-christian-theism/), via [John 10.35](/codex/john-10-35/)
- [Trinity Coherence Defense (Latin-Thomist)](/codex/trinity-coherence-defense-latin-thomist/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Trinity Invented at Nicaea Objection Defeater](/codex/trinity-invented-at-nicaea-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)

**Concepts:**

- [Are There Other Gods](/codex/are-there-other-gods/), via [John 10.34-36](/codex/john-10-34-36/)
- [Arianism](/codex/arianism/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/)
- [Calvinism](/codex/calvinism/), via [John 10.15](/codex/john-10-15/), [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/), via [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Canon](/codex/canon/), via [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)
- [Canons of Dort](/codex/canons-of-dort/), via [John 10.15](/codex/john-10-15/), [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [Christ is God](/codex/christ-is-god/), via [John 10.30-33](/codex/john-10-30-33/)
- [Christ vs Other Religion-Founders](/codex/christ-vs-other-religion-founders/), via [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Christ Was Made (Misread Proof-Texts)](/codex/christ-was-made-misread-proof-texts/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [John 10.30-33](/codex/john-10-30-33/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Christology](/codex/christology/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/)
- [Christs Deity](/codex/christs-deity/), via [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Faith](/codex/h0530-emunah/), via [John 10.38](/codex/john-10-38/)
- [Father-Son Authority Asymmetry](/codex/father-son-authority-asymmetry/), via [John 10.14](/codex/john-10-14/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Fivefold Ministry](/codex/ephesians-4-11/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/)
- [Hearing God](/codex/hearing-god/), via [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)
- [Inerrancy](/codex/inerrancy/), via [John 10.35](/codex/john-10-35/)
- [Inspiration](/codex/inspiration/), via [John 10.35](/codex/john-10-35/)
- [Islamic Dilemma](/codex/islamic-dilemma/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/)
- [Lesson 2.4, Christology in One Lesson](/codex/lesson-2-4-christology-in-one-lesson/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Meaning-Centered Evangelism](/codex/meaning-centered-evangelism/), via [John 10.10](/codex/john-10-10/)
- [Modalism](/codex/modalism/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Names of Jehovah](/codex/names-of-jehovah/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/)
- [Old Testament Witness to the Deity of Christ](/codex/old-testament-witness-to-the-deity-of-christ/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.30-39](/codex/john-10-30-39/)
- [Oneness Pentecostalism](/codex/oneness-pentecostalism/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/), [John 10.15](/codex/john-10-15/), [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/)
- [Psychology of Lowered Defenses](/codex/psychology-of-lowered-defenses/), via [John 10.10](/codex/john-10-10/)
- [Sola Scriptura](/codex/sola-scriptura/), via [John 10.35](/codex/john-10-35/)
- [Spirit of Death and Suicide](/codex/spirit-of-death-and-suicide/), via [John 10.10](/codex/john-10-10/)
- [The Devil](/codex/the-devil/), via [John 10.10](/codex/john-10-10/)
- [The Muslim Defense](/codex/the-muslim-defense/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.33](/codex/john-10-33/)
- [Theosis](/codex/theosis/), via [John 10.34](/codex/john-10-34/)
- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [Verses on Gods Goodness and Human Worth](/codex/verses-on-gods-goodness-and-human-worth/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/), [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0622 - apollymi](/codex/g0622-apollymi/), via [John 10.28-29](/codex/john-10-28-29/)
- [G1097 - ginosko](/codex/g1097-ginosko/), via [John 10.14-15](/codex/john-10-14-15/), [John 10.27](/codex/john-10-27/)
- [G1453 - egeiro](/codex/g1453-egeiro/), via [John 10.17-18](/codex/john-10-17-18/)
- [G1492 - oida](/codex/g1492-oida/), via [John 10.15](/codex/john-10-15/)
- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/), [John 10.14](/codex/john-10-14/), [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/), [John 10.7](/codex/john-10-7/), [John 10.9](/codex/john-10-9/)
- [G1520 - heis](/codex/g1520-heis/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [G2222 - zoe](/codex/g2222-zoe/), via [John 10.10](/codex/john-10-10/)
- [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), via [John 10.34](/codex/john-10-34/)
- [G3962 - pater](/codex/g3962-pater/), via [John 10.30](/codex/john-10-30/)
- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/), via [John 10.9](/codex/john-10-9/)
- [G5207 - huios](/codex/g5207-huios/), via [John 10.36](/codex/john-10-36/)
- [G5590 - psyche](/codex/g5590-psyche/), via [John 10.11](/codex/john-10-11/), [John 10.15](/codex/john-10-15/), [John 10.17](/codex/john-10-17/)
- [H0430 - elohim](/codex/h0430-elohim/), via [John 10.34](/codex/john-10-34/)
- [H1350 - goel](/codex/h1350-goel/), via [John 10.18](/codex/john-10-18/)
- [H3045 - yada](/codex/h3045-yada/), via [John 10.14-15](/codex/john-10-14-15/)

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_Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.