The Gospel According to John Chapter 10

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The Gospel According to John Chapter 10

The Bible Text from https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.10.NIV

The Good Shepherd

The Good Shepherd and His Sheep

1 “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. (There are many thieves who sneak in to the pen trying to steal the souls of sheep.)

2 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. (But the true shepherd boldly enters by the gate.)

3 The gatekeeper (the Holy Spirit or God the Father) opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. (The shepherd takes care of his/her sheep according to the Order of God.)

4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. (The shepherd leads in and out, and the sheep follows.)

5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” (The sheep must follow the voice of the good shepherd but not of those strangers.)

6 Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them. (Jesus was talking about good leader who takes good care of sheep but the Pharisees, claiming to be leaders, didn't understand what Jesus meant.)

7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. (Jesus is the gate for the sheep.)

8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. (Whoever bypasses the gate is a thief whom sheep does not listen to.)

9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. (Jesus is the gate to the safe life. Mt. 7:13-14)

10 The thief comes (everyday) only to steal and kill and destroy; (The thieves keep coming to steal first, to kill next, and finally to destroy; the strategy is getting worsening.) I have come (He came once.) that they may have life, and have it to the full. (Jesus came once to give us the best of life; keep getting better.)

11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (Jesus, the Good Shepherd, lays down His life for the sheep.)

12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. (But the hired hand fleas for his safety at the danger of wolf abandoning the sheep.)

13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. (The hired hand runs away because he has no love and responsibility for the sheep.)

14 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me- 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father- and I lay down my life for the sheep. (The Father who bestowed the responsibility to the shepherd, the Shepherd, and the sheep are harmoniously unified together in the Kingdom of God.)

16 I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. (The good shepherd also seeks and rescues those lost sheep.)

17 The reason my Father loves me is that I lay down my life- only to take it up again. (God loves those who obey God. And the God's way is the best blessing for all.)

18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. (No one else can takes or gives back the life of Jesus, but Jesus only can and will.) This command I received from my Father.” (God gave Jesus the right and power to die and live again.)

19 The Jews who heard these words were again divided. (The Jews divided according to the different receptions.)

20 Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and raving mad. Why listen to him?” (Some accused Jesus to be demonically mad.)

21 But others said, “These are not the sayings of a man possessed by a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?” (But some reasoned about the sayings and doings of Jesus.)

Further Conflict Over Jesus’ Claims

22 Then came the Festival of Dedication (1,Hanukkah) at Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was in the temple courts walking in Solomon’s Colonnade.(2) (Jesus was in the temple court during the Festival.)

24 The Jews who were (usually) there gathered around him, saying, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” (Doubting the Messiahship of Jesus, the Jews urged Jesus to make it clear.)

25 Jesus answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. (Jesus had already revealed His Messiahship with His teachings and doings. but the Jews closed their eyes, ears, and heart because they didn't willing to know and believe the truth, proving that they were not sheep of Jesus. 5:39-44)

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. (The sheep of Jesus listens and follows Jesus. "Following and obeying" is the proof of faith.)

28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand. (The eternal life, which can not be snatched in anyway, will be given to those who believe in Jesus.)

29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. (The eternal life is guaranteed by the Greatest Father God.)

30 I and the Father are one.” (Jesus, as the Son of God, has the same authority.)

31 Again his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, (The raged Jews tried to stone Jesus to death.) 32 but Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?” (There is no reason to be stoned because Jesus didn't do any evil things but only good things of God.)

33 “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” (It didn't matter to the Jews if the evidence of Jesus' Messiahship was revealed or not, because they were obsessed with monotheism. So they accused Jesus of blasphemy without knowing the true nature of the Trinity.)

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods” ’? (Ps. 82:6, divinity of human being who should be responsible as of, but...)

35 If he called them (the people) ‘gods,’ to whom the word of God came- and Scripture cannot be set aside- 36 what about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own (The only Son of God Jesus) and sent into the world? Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’? (It is a profound teaching on the Trinity. We all are divine. 2Pe. 1:3-4. How much more then Jesus should be. Phil. 2:6)

37 Do not believe me unless I do the works of my Father. (Nothing of Jesus is disobedience to God.)

38 But if I do them, even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I in the Father.” (Every saying and doing of Jesus are originated from God; must to be trusted.)

39 Again they tried to seize him, but he escaped their grasp. (The Jews tried to seize Jesus but He avoided them again. Vs. 17-18)

40 Then Jesus went back across the Jordan to the place where John had been baptizing in the early days. There he stayed, 41 and many people came to him. (Jesus retreated Himself to the wilderness but the people came to Him. Mt. 11:7-9) They said, “Though John never performed a sign, all that John said about this man was true.” (The greatest contribution of John the Baptist is his testimony about Jesus. His intension to be decreased for the increase of Jesus made him to be the first of the prophets. Jn. 3:30, Mt. 11:11)

42 And in that place many believed in Jesus. (Many came to the wilderness and found the truth there. Mt. 11:7-9)

(1,Hanukkah) (Google AI)

The Festival of Dedication, also known as Hanukkah or the Feast of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. Celebrated in winter (Kislev), it marks the victory of the Maccabees over the Syrian-Greeks and the miraculous8-day burning of a small oil supply.

Key Aspects of the Festival of Dedication (Hanukkah):

   Origin: In 165 BCE, Jewish fighters led by Judah the Maccabee reclaimed the Holy Temple from the Seleucid-Greeks, who had desecrated it.

   The Miracle: Upon retaking the temple, they found only one day's worth of pure olive oil to light the Menorah, but it lasted for eight days.

   Name Meaning: Chanukah means "dedication" in Hebrew, reflecting the rededication of the temple to the service of God.

   Biblical Mention: The "Feast of Dedication" is mentioned in the New Testament (John 10:22) as a time when Jesus was in Jerusalem.

   Traditions: Today, it is observed by lighting a nine-branched menorah (hanukkiah) for eight nights, eating fried foods (like latkes and sufganiyot) to recall the oil miracle, playing with dreidels, and singing songs.

The festival serves as a celebration of religious freedom and victory over adversity.

The Festival begins on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev, usually falling in late November or December. In 2026, it begins on the evening of Friday, December 4, and ends at sundown on Sunday, December 12.

(2,Solomon’s Colonnade) (Google AI)

Solomon’s Colonnade (or Porch/Portico) was a covered, column-lined walkway on the eastern side of the Temple’s outer court in Jerusalem. Used as a public gathering spot in the New Testament, it is where Jesus taught during winter (John 10:23) and where early Christians, including Peter and John, met, taught, and performed miracles.