Johnchapter 10
42 verses · John, by tradition · AD 85 to 95 · The Gospels
The text, verse by verse
Each word shows the Greek, the English under it, how it sounds and its Strong’s number.
The Sheepfold, the Door, and the Voice They Know
10:1
ἈμὴνAmenamenG281ἀμὴνAmenamenG281λέγωI saylegoG3004ὑμῖν·to you;huminG4771ὁthe [one]hoG3588μὴnotmeG3361εἰσερχόμενοςentering ineiserchomenosG1525διὰthroughdiaG1223τῆςthetesG3588θύραςdoorthurasG2374εἰςtoeisG1519τὴνthetenG3588αὐλὴνfoldaulenG833τῶνof thetonG3588προβάτωνsheepprobatonG4263ἀλλ᾽butall᾽G235ἀναβαίνωνclimbing upanabainonG305ἀλλαχόθεν,another way,allachothenG237ἐκεῖνοςheekeinosG1565κλέπτηςa thiefkleptesG2812ἐστὶνisestinG1510καὶandkaiG2532λῃστής·a robber;lestesG3027
10:3
τούτῳTo himtoutoG3778ὁthehoG3588θυρωρὸςdoorkeeperthurorosG2377ἀνοίγει,opens,anoigeiG455καὶandkaiG2532τὰthetaG3588πρόβαταsheepprobataG4263τῆςto thetesG3588φωνῆςvoicephonesG5456αὐτοῦof himautouG846ἀκούει,listen,akoueiG191καὶandkaiG2532τὰ<the>taG3588ἴδια[his] ownidiaG2398πρόβαταsheepprobataG4263φωνεῖhe shouts tophoneiG5455κατ᾽bykat᾽G2596ὄνομαnameonomaG3686καὶandkaiG2532ἐξάγειleads outexageiG1806αὐτά.them.autaG846
10:4
ὅτανWhenhotanG3752τὰ<the>taG3588ἴδια[his] ownidiaG2398πάνταallpantaG3956ἐκβάλῃ,he may bring out,ekbaleG1544ἔμπροσθενbeforeemprosthenG1715αὐτῶνthemautonG846πορεύεται,he goes,poreuetaiG4198καὶandkaiG2532τὰthetaG3588πρόβαταsheepprobataG4263αὐτῷafter himautoG846ἀκολουθεῖ,follow,akoloutheiG190ὅτιbecausehotiG3754οἴδασινthey knowoidasinτὴνthetenG3588φωνὴνvoicephonenG5456αὐτοῦ.of him.autouG846
10:5
ἀλλοτρίῳAfter a strangerallotrioG245δὲhoweverdeG1161οὐcertainlyouG3756μὴnotmeG3361ἀκολουθήσουσινthey will followakolouthesousinG190ἀλλὰbutallaG235φεύξονταιwill fleepheuxontaiG5343ἀπ᾽fromap᾽G575αὐτοῦ,him,autouG846ὅτιbecausehotiG3754οὐκnotoukG3756οἴδασινthey knowoidasinτῶν<the>tonG3588ἀλλοτρίωνof strangersallotrionG245τὴνthetenG3588φωνήν.¶voice.phonenG5456
10:6
ΤαύτηνThistautenG3778τὴν<the>tenG3588παροιμίανallegoryparoimianG3942εἶπενspokeeipenG2036αὐτοῖςto themautoisG846ὁ<the>hoG3588Ἰησοῦς·Jesus;iesousG2424ἐκεῖνοιtheyekeinoiG1565δὲhoweverdeG1161οὐκnotoukG3756ἔγνωσανknewegnosanG1097τίναwhattinaG5101ἦνit wasenG1510ἃthathaG3739ἐλάλειHe was sayingelaleiG2980αὐτοῖς.¶to them.autoisG846
I Am the Good Shepherd Who Lays Down His Life
10:9
ἐγώI myselfegoG1473εἰμιameimiG1510ἡtheheG3588θύρα·door;thuraG2374δι᾽throughdi᾽G1223ἐμοῦMeemouG1473ἐάνifeanG1437τιςanyonetisG5100εἰσέλθῃ,shall enter in,eiseltheG1525σωθήσεταιhe will be savedsothesetaiG4982καὶandkaiG2532εἰσελεύσεταιhe will go ineiseleusetaiG1525καὶandkaiG2532ἐξελεύσεταιwill go outexeleusetaiG1831καὶandkaiG2532νομὴνpasturenomenG3542εὑρήσει.will find.heureseiG2147
10:10
ὁThehoG3588κλέπτηςthiefkleptesG2812οὐκnotoukG3756ἔρχεταιcomeserchetaiG2064εἰonlyeiG1487μὴexceptmeG3361ἵναthatinaG2443κλέψῃhe shall stealklepseG2813καὶandkaiG2532θύσῃshall killthuseG2380καὶandkaiG2532ἀπολέσῃ·shall destroy;apoleseG622ἐγὼI myselfegoG1473ἦλθονcameelthonG2064ἵναthatinaG2443ζωὴνlifezoenG2222ἔχωσινthey may haveechosinG2192καὶandkaiG2532περισσὸνexcessiveperissonG4053ἔχωσιν.may have.echosinG2192
10:11
ἐγώI myselfegoG1473εἰμιameimiG1510ὁthehoG3588ποιμὴνshepherdpoimenG4166ὁ<the>hoG3588καλός·good;kalosG2570ὁThehoG3588ποιμὴνshepherdpoimenG4166ὁ<the>hoG3588καλὸςgoodkalosG2570τὴνthetenG3588ψυχὴνlifepsuchenG5590αὐτοῦof HimautouG846τίθησινlays downtithesinG5087ὑπὲρforhuperG5228τῶνthetonG3588προβάτων.sheep.probatonG4263
10:12
ὁthehoG3588μισθωτὸςhired servantmisthotosG3411καὶhoweverkaiG2532οὐκnotoukG3756ὢνbeingonG1510ποιμήν,[the] shepherd,poimenG4166οὗwhosehouG3739οὐκnotoukG3756ἔστινareestinG1510τὰthetaG3588πρόβαταsheepprobataG4263ἴδια,[his] own,idiaG2398θεωρεῖhe seestheoreiG2334τὸνthetonG3588λύκονwolflukonG3074ἐρχόμενονcomingerchomenonG2064καὶandkaiG2532ἀφίησινhe leavesaphiesinG863τὰthetaG3588πρόβαταsheepprobataG4263καὶandkaiG2532φεύγει,flees —pheugeiG5343καὶandkaiG2532ὁthehoG3588λύκοςwolflukosG3074ἁρπάζειsnatchesharpazeiG726αὐτὰthemautaG846καὶandkaiG2532σκορπίζει.scatters —.skorpizeiG4650
10:15
καθὼςEven askathosG2531γινώσκειknowsginoskeiG1097μεMemeG3165ὁthehoG3588πατὴρFatherpaterG3962κἀγὼI myself alsokagoG1473γινώσκωknowginoskoG1097τὸνthetonG3588πατέρα,Father,pateraG3962καὶandkaiG2532τὴνthetenG3588ψυχήνlifepsuchenG5590μουof MinemouG3165τίθημιI lay downtithemiG5087ὑπὲρforhuperG5228τῶνthetonG3588προβάτων.sheep.probatonG4263
10:16
καὶAndkaiG2532ἄλλαotherallaG243πρόβαταsheepprobataG4263ἔχω,I have,echoG2192ἃwhichhaG3739οὐκnotoukG3756ἔστινareestinG1510ἐκofekG1537τῆς<the>tesG3588αὐλῆςfoldaulesG833ταύτης,this,tautesG3778κἀκεῖναthose alsokakeinaG2532δεῖit behoovesdeiG1163μεMemeG3165ἀγαγεῖν,to bring,agageinG71καὶandkaiG2532τῆςto thetesG3588φωνῆςvoicephonesG5456μουof MinemouG3165ἀκούσουσιν,they will listen,akousousinG191καὶandkaiG2532γενήσονταιthey will becomegenesontaiG1096μίαonemiaG1520ποίμνη,flock,poimneG4167εἷςwith oneheisG1520ποιμήν.shepherd.poimenG4166
10:18
οὐδεὶςNo [one]oudeisG3762αἴρειtakes awayaireiG142αὐτὴνitautenG846ἀπ᾽fromap᾽G575ἐμοῦ,Me,emouG1473ἀλλ᾽butall᾽G235ἐγὼI myselfegoG1473τίθημιlay downtithemiG5087αὐτὴνitautenG846ἀπ᾽ofap᾽G575ἐμαυτοῦ.Myself.emautouG1473ἐξουσίανAuthorityexousianG1849ἔχωI haveechoG2192θεῖναιto lay downtheinaiG5087αὐτὴνitautenG846καὶandkaiG2532ἐξουσίανauthorityexousianG1849ἔχωI haveechoG2192πάλινagainpalinG3825λαβεῖνto takelabeinG2983αὐτήν·it;autenG846ταύτηνThistautenG3778τὴν<the>tenG3588ἐντολὴνcommandmententolenG1785ἔλαβονI receivedelabonG2983παρὰfromparaG3844τοῦthetouG3588πατρόςFatherpatrosG3962μου.¶of Mine.mouG3165
10:21
ἄλλοιOthersalloiG243ἔλεγον·were saying;elegonG3004ταῦταThesetautaG3778τὰ<the>taG3588ῥήματαdeclarationsrhemataG4487οὐκnotoukG3756ἔστινare [those]estinG1510δαιμονιζομένου·of one demonised;daimonizomenouG1139μὴSurely notmeG3361δαιμόνιονa demondaimonionG1140δύναταιis abledunataiG1410τυφλῶνof [the] blindtuphlonG5185ὀφθαλμοὺς[their] eyesophthalmousG3788ἀνοῖξαι;¶to open?anoixaiG455
At the Feast of Dedication: I and the Father Are One
10:24
ἐκύκλωσανEncircledekuklosanG2944οὖνthereforeounG3767αὐτὸνHimautonG846οἱthehoiG3588ἸουδαῖοιJewsioudaioiG2453καὶandkaiG2532ἔλεγονthey were sayingelegonG3004αὐτῷ·to Him;autoG846ἕωςUntilhe'osG2193πότεwhenpoteG4219τὴνthetenG3588ψυχὴνsoulpsuchenG5590ἡμῶνof ushemonG3165αἴρεις;hold You in suspense?aireisG142εἰIfeiG1487σὺYou yourselfsuG4771εἶareeiG1510ὁthehoG3588χριστός,Christ,christosG5547εἰπὲdo telleipeG2036ἡμῖνusheminG3165παρρησίᾳ.¶plainly.parresiaG3954
10:25
ἈπεκρίθηAnsweredapekritheG611αὐτοῖςthemautoisG846ὁ<the>hoG3588Ἰησοῦς·Jesus;iesousG2424εἶπονI toldeiponG2036ὑμῖν,you,huminG4771καὶandkaiG2532οὐnotouG3756πιστεύετε.you believe.pisteueteG4100τὰThetaG3588ἔργαworksergaG2041ἃthathaG3739ἐγὼI myselfegoG1473ποιῶdopoioG4160ἐνinenG1722τῷthetoG3588ὀνόματιnameonomatiG3686τοῦof thetouG3588πατρόςFatherpatrosG3962μου,of Mine,mouG3165ταῦταthesetautaG3778μαρτυρεῖbear witnessmartureiG3140περὶconcerningperiG4012ἐμοῦ·Me;emouG1473
10:28
κἀγὼand I myselfkagoG1473δίδωμιgivedidomiG1325αὐτοῖςto themautoisG846ζωὴνlifezoenG2222αἰώνιον,eternal,aionionG166καὶandkaiG2532οὐcertainlyouG3756μὴnotmeG3361ἀπόλωνταιshall they perishapolontaiG622εἰςtoeisG1519τὸνthetonG3588αἰῶνα,age,aionaG165καὶandkaiG2532οὐχneverouchG3756ἁρπάσειwill seizeharpaseiG726τιςanyonetisG5100αὐτὰthemautaG846ἐκout ofekG1537τῆςthetesG3588χειρόςhandcheirosG5495μου.of Me.mouG3165
10:29
ὁThehoG3588πατήρFatherpaterG3962μουof MinemouG3165ὃwhichhoG3739δέδωκένhas given [them]dedokenG1325μοιto MemoiG3165πάντων[than] allpantonG3956μεῖζόνgreatermeizonG3173ἐστιν,is,estinG1510καὶandkaiG2532οὐδεὶςno [one]oudeisG3762δύναταιis abledunataiG1410ἁρπάζεινto seize [them]harpazeinG726ἐκout ofekG1537τῆςthetesG3588χειρὸςhandcheirosG5495τοῦthetouG3588πατρόςFatherpatrosG3962
Stones Taken Up; He Withdraws Beyond Jordan
10:32
ἀπεκρίθηAnsweredapekritheG611αὐτοῖςthemautoisG846ὁ<the>hoG3588Ἰησοῦς·Jesus;iesousG2424πολλὰManypollaG4183ἔργαworksergaG2041καλὰgoodkalaG2570ἔδειξαI have shownedeixaG1166ὑμῖνyouhuminG4771ἐκfromekG1537τοῦthetouG3588πατρόςFatherpatrosG3962διὰbecause ofdiaG1223ποῖονwhichpoionG4169αὐτῶνof theseautonG846ἔργονworkergonG2041ἐμὲMe myselfemeG1473λιθάζετε;¶do you stonelithazeteG3034
10:33
ἀπεκρίθησανAnsweredapekrithesanG611αὐτῷto HimautoG846οἱthehoiG3588ἸουδαῖοιJewsioudaioiG2453περὶForperiG4012καλοῦa goodkalouG2570ἔργουworkergouG2041οὐnotouG3756λιθάζομένwe do stonelithazomenG3034σεYouseG4771ἀλλὰbutallaG235περὶforperiG4012βλασφημίας,blasphemy,blasphemiasG988καὶandkaiG2532ὅτιbecausehotiG3754σὺYou yourselfsuG4771ἄνθρωποςa mananthroposG444ὢνbeingonG1510ποιεῖςmakepoieisG4160σεαυτὸνyourselfseautonG4771θεόν.¶God.theonG2316
10:34
ἈπεκρίθηAnsweredapekritheG611αὐτοῖςto themautoisG846ὁ<the>hoG3588Ἰησοῦς·Jesus;iesousG2424οὐκSurelyoukG3756ἔστινit isestinG1510γεγραμμένονwrittengegrammenonG1125ἐνinenG1722τῷthetoG3588νόμῳlawnomoG3551ὑμῶνof youhumonG4771ὅτιthathotiG3754ἐγὼI myselfegoG1473εἶπα·said:eipaG2036θεοίgodstheoiG2316ἐστε;you are’?esteG1510
10:35
εἰIfeiG1487ἐκείνουςthemekeinousG1565εἶπενhe calledeipenG2036θεοὺςgodstheousG2316πρὸςtoprosG4314οὓςwhomhousG3739ὁthehoG3588λόγοςwordlogosG3056τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316ἐγένετο,came,egenetoG1096καὶandkaiG2532οὐnotouG3756δύναταιis abledunataiG1410λυθῆναιto be brokenluthenaiG3089ἡtheheG3588γραφή,Scripture,grapheG1124
10:36
ὃν[of Him] whomhonG3739ὁthehoG3588πατὴρFatherpaterG3962ἡγίασενsanctifiedhegiasenG37καὶandkaiG2532ἀπέστειλενHe sentapesteilenG649εἰςintoeisG1519τὸνthetonG3588κόσμον,world,kosmonG2889ὑμεῖςyou yourselveshumeisG4771λέγετεdo saylegeteG3004ὅτιthathotiG3754βλασφημεῖς,You blaspheme,blasphemeisG987ὅτιbecausehotiG3754εἶπον·I said;eiponG2036υἱὸςSonhuiosG5207τοῦ<the>touG3588θεοῦof GodtheouG2316εἰμι;I am’?eimiG1510
10:38
εἰIfeiG1487δὲhoweverdeG1161ποιῶ,I do,poioG4160κἂνeven ifkanG2532ἐμοὶMe myselfemoiG1473μὴnotmeG3361πιστεύητε,you shall believe,pisteueteG4100τοῖςin thetoisG3588ἔργοιςworksergoisG2041πιστεύετεdo believepisteueteG4100ἵναso thatinaG2443γνῶτεyou may knowgnoteG1097καὶandkaiG2532γινώσκητεmay understandginosketeG1097ὅτιthathotiG3754ἐνinenG1722ἐμοὶMe myself [is]emoiG1473ὁthehoG3588πατὴρFatherpaterG3962κἀγὼand I myselfkagoG1473ἐνinenG1722τῷthetoG3588πατρί.¶Father.patriG3962
10:40
καὶAndkaiG2532ἀπῆλθενHe departedapelthenG565πάλινagainpalinG3825πέρανbeyondperanG4008τοῦthetouG3588ἸορδάνουJordaniordanouG2446εἰςtoeisG1519τὸνthetonG3588τόπονplacetoponG5117ὅπουwherehopouG3699ἦνwasenG1510ἸωάννηςJohnioannesG2491τὸ<the>toG3588πρῶτονat firstprotonG4413βαπτίζων,baptizing,baptizonG907καὶAndkaiG2532ἔμεινενHe stayedemeinenG3306ἐκεῖ.there.ekeiG1563
10:41
καὶAndkaiG2532πολλοὶmanypolloiG4183ἦλθονcameelthonG2064πρὸςtoprosG4314αὐτὸνHimautonG846καὶandkaiG2532ἔλεγονwere sayingelegonG3004ὅτιthathotiG3754ἸωάννηςJohnioannesG2491μὲνindeedmenG3303σημεῖονsignsemeionG4592ἐποίησενdidepoiesenG4160οὐδέν,no[thing],oudenG3762πάνταeverythingpantaG3956δὲhoweverdeG1161ὅσαas much ashosaG3745εἶπενsaideipenG2036ἸωάννηςJohnioannesG2491περὶaboutperiG4012τούτουthis [man]toutouG3778ἀληθῆtruealetheG227ἦν.was.enG1510
Greek words in this chapter
The 40 most used Greek words of the chapter, counted by lemma. The article, the object marker, the negatives and the common prepositions are left out.
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| μέmé | me | 18 | G3165 |
| πρόβατονpróbaton | sheep | 15 | G4263 |
| πατήρpatḗr | father | 13 | G3962 |
| ἔπωépō | spoke | 8 | G2036 |
| γινώσκωginṓskō | to know | 8 | G1097 |
| λέγωlégō | to say | 7 | G3004 |
| πάλινpálin | again | 7 | G3825 |
| ποιμήνpoimḗn | shepherd | 6 | G4166 |
| ἸησοῦςIēsoûs | jesus | 6 | G2424 |
| ἔχωσινechosin | they may have | 6 | G2192 |
| πιστεύωpisteúō | you believe | 6 | G4100 |
| ἔργονérgon | work | 6 | G2041 |
| φωνήphōnḗ | voice | 5 | G5456 |
| ἀκούωakoúō | listen | 5 | G191 |
| ἔρχομαιérchomai | came | 5 | G2064 |
| ἵναhína | that | 5 | G2443 |
| καλόςkalós | good | 5 | G2570 |
| τίθημιtíthēmi | lays down | 5 | G5087 |
| περίperí | about | 5 | G4012 |
| ποιέωpoiéō | do | 5 | G4160 |
| Word | Sense here | Uses | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| θεόςtheós | God | 5 | G2316 |
| ἀμήνamḗn | amen | 4 | G281 |
| εἰσέρχομαιeisérchomai | to enter | 4 | G1525 |
| θύραthýra | door | 4 | G2374 |
| πᾶςpâs | all | 4 | G3956 |
| ψυχήpsychḗ | soul | 4 | G5590 |
| γίνομαιgínomai | they will become | 4 | G1096 |
| ἸουδαῖοςIoudaîos | Jew | 4 | G2453 |
| πολύςpolýs | many | 4 | G4183 |
| ἀποκρίνομαιapokrínomai | to answer | 4 | G611 |
| κλέπτηςkléptēs | thief | 3 | G2812 |
| ἴδιοςídios | own | 3 | G2398 |
| ἀκολουθέωakolouthéō | to follow | 3 | G190 |
| ἁρπάζωharpázō | to seize | 3 | G726 |
| μίαmia | one | 3 | G1520 |
| λαμβάνωlambánō | to take | 3 | G2983 |
| οὐδεὶςoudeis | no | 3 | G3762 |
| δύναμαιdýnamai | be able | 3 | G1410 |
| χείρcheír | hand | 3 | G5495 |
| λιθάζωlitházō | to stone | 3 | G3034 |
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