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New Testament ,
The Holy Gospel Of Jesus Christ,
According To John Chapter 10
1 Christ proveth that the Pharisees
are the evil shepherds,
8 and by many reasons, that he himself
11-14 is the good shepherd;
19 And therefore dissension ariseth.
31 They take up stones,
39 and go about to take him, but he escapeth.
1 Verily, (1) verily I say unto you, He that
entereth not in by the door into the sheepfold,
but climbeth up another way, he is a thief
and a robber.
(1) Seeing that by Christ only we have
access to the Father, there are neither
other true shepherds, than those which
come to Christ themselves,
and bring others thither also, neither is any
to be thought the true sheepfold, but that
which is gathered to Christ.
2 But he that goeth in by the door, is the
shepherd of the sheep.
3 To him the (a) porter openeth, and the
sheep hear his voice, and he (*) calleth his
own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
(a) In those days they used to have a servant
always sitting at the door, and therefore he
speaketh after the manner of those days.
(*) That is, there is mutual agreement
and consent of faith between the pastor
and the sheep.
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 (b) parable spake Jesus unto them,
but they understood not what things they
were which he spake unto them.
(b) This word (parable) which the Evangelist
useth here, signifieth a dark kind of speech,
when words are taken from their natural
meaning, to signify another thing to us.
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily,
verily I say unto you, I am the door
of the sheep.
8 (2) All (*) that (c) ever came before me,
are thieves and robbers, but the sheep
did not hear them.
(2) It maketh no matter, how many, neither
how old the false teachers have been.
(*) He meaneth all the false prophets who
led not men to Christ, but from him.
(c) These large terms must be applied to
the matter he speaketh of. And therefore
when he calleth himself the door, he calleth
all them thieves and robbers which take upon
them this name of Door, which none of the
Prophets can, for they shewed the sheep,
that Christ was the door.
9 (3) I am the door; by me if any man enter
in, he shall be saved, and shall (d) (*) go
in, and go out, and find pasture.
(3) Only Christ is the true Pastor, and that
only is the true Church, which acknowledgeth
him to be properly their only Pastor; To him
are opposite thieves which feed not the sheep,
but kill them; and hirelings also, which forsake
the flock in time of danger, because they feed
it only for their own profit and gains.
(d) That is, shall live safely; so used the
Jews to speak, as
Deuteronomy 26:6;
and yet there is a peculiar alluding to
the shepherd's office.
(*) He shall be sure of his life.
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal,
and to kill, and to destroy; I am come
that they might have life, and have it in
abundance.
11 (*) I am that good shepherd; that good
shepherd giveth his life for his sheep.
(*) Isaiah 40:11; Ezekiel 34:23 .
12 But a 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 a
hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
14 I am the good shepherd, and (*) know
mine, and am known of mine.
(*) Christ knoweth his because he loveth
them, careth and provideth for them.
15 (*) As the Father (e) knoweth me, so
know I the Father; and I lay down my
life for my sheep.
(*) As the Father cannot forget him, no
more can he forget us.
(e) Loveth me, and approveth me.
16 (4) () Other 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 (f) one sheepfold, and one shepherd.
(4) The calling of the Gentiles.
() To wit, among the Gentiles, which then
were strangers from the Church of God.
(*) Ezekiel 37:22 .
(f) The certain mark of the Christian Church
throughout all the world, which hath one
head, that is Christ, the only keeper
and only shepherd of it.
17 (5) () Therefore doeth my Father love me,
because (*) (g) I lay down my life, that
I might take it again.
(5) Christ is by the decree of the Father,
the only true shepherd of the true Church,
for he willingly gave his life for his sheep,
and by his own power rose again to life.
() Christ even in that he is man, hath 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,
Romans 5:19; Philippians 2:7 .
(*) Isaiah 53:7 .
(g) He speaketh in the time that now is
because Christ's whole life was as it were
a perpetual death.
18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it
down of myself.
I have power to lay it down, and have power
to take it again.
This (*) commandment have I received
of my Father.
(*) Acts 2:24 .
19 ¶ (6) Then there was a dissension again
among the Jews for these sayings,
(6) The gospel discovereth hypocrisy,
and therefore the world must needs rage
when it cometh forth.
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 (*) feast
of the (h) Dedication, and it was winter.
(*) 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.
(h) The feast of the Dedication was instituted
by Judas Maccabeus and his brethren, after
the restoring of God's true religion, by
the casting out of Antiochus his garrison.
23 (7) And Jesus walked in the Temple,
in (*) Solomon's porch.
(7) The unbelievers and proud men, accuse
the Gospel of darkness, which darkness
indeed is within themselves.
(*) Which was built again after the patron
of that which Solomon built.
24 Then came the Jews round about him,
and said unto him, How long doest thou
(*) make us to doubt?
If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
(*) Or, holdest our mind in suspense.
25 (8) 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.
(8) The doctrine of the Gospel is proved from
heaven by two witnesses; both by the purity
of the doctrine, and by miracles.
26 (9) But ye believe not, (i) (*) for ye are
not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
(9) It is no marvel that there do but a few
believe, seeing that all men are by nature
untamed beasts; yet notwithstanding God
hath his, which he turneth into sheep,
and committeth them unto his Son,
and preserveth them against the cruelty
of all wild beasts.
(i) He giveth a reason why they believed not,
to wit, because they are none of his sheep.
(*) The cause wherefore the reprobate
cannot believe.
27 My sheep hear my voice, and 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 my hand.
29 My Father which gave them me, is
(*) greater than all, and none is able to take
them out of my Father's hand.
(*) Whereby we learn how safely we are
preserved against all dangers.
30 I and my Father are one.
31 (*) (10) Then the Jews again took up
stones, to stone him.
(*) John 8:59 .
(10) Christ proveth his dignity by divine works.
32 Jesus answered them, Many good works
have I shewed you from my (k) Father;
for which of these works do ye stone me?
(k) Through my Father's authority and power.
33 The Jews answered him, saying, For the
good work we stone thee not, but for
blasphemy, and that thou being a man, makest
thyself God.
34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written
in your Law, (*) I said, Ye are () gods?
(*) Psalm 82:6 .
() 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.
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the
word of God was given, and the Scripture
cannot be (l) broken,
(l) Void and of none effect.
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 (11) Again they went about to take him,
but he escaped out of their hands,
(11) Christ fleeth danger, not of mistrust,
nor for fear of death, nor that he would be
idle, but to gather a Church in another place.
40 And went again beyond Jordan, into the
place where John first baptized, and there
abode.
41 And many resorted unto him, and said,
John did (*) no miracle, but all things that
John spake of this man, were true.
(*) Whereby they gathered that Christ was
more excellent than John.
42 And many believed in him there.
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