Parable of the Sheep-fold. The Good Shepherd. Opinions again divided. The Feast of the Dedication a Comp. ver. 9 27 c Comp. ch. 16. 25, 29; 2 Pet. 2. 22 Comp by name, and leadeth them out. h 2 7 Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto d the door of the sheep. you, am 8 All that 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 go out, and shall find pasture. 10 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. 11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. 12 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: 13 he fleeth because he is a hireling, and careth not for the sheep. 14 *I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me, 15 even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and "I lay down my life for the sheep. 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 Pone flock,, one shepherd. Therefore doth the Father love me, because I "lay down my life, that I may take it again. 18 No one taketh it away from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have 7 power to take it again. This commandment received I from my Father. 7 5 16 17 ver. I f. 9 ver. 1: comp. Jer. 23. 1 f.; Ezek. 34. 2 ff. 5.40 V ver. 14; comp. Is. 40. 11; Ezek. 34. 11-16, 23; Heb. 13. 20; 1 Pet. 5. 4; Rev. 7. 17 A ver. 15, 17, 16; comp. ch. 15. 13 i ver. 2 *See ver. 11 ver. 27 " Mt. 11. 27 "ver. 11, 17, 18 • Comp. Is. 56 8 Comp. ch. 11. 52; 17. 20 f. Eph. ver. 3, 5, 16. 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, I you, and ye believe not: the works that I do in my Father's name, these bear witness of me. 18; 1 Jn. 3.26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep. 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, and no one shall snatch them out of *my hand. 29 10 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. 30 'I and the Father are 31 The Jews" took up stones again to stone him. 32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I showed you from the Father; for which of those works do ye stone me? 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, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods? 35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God broken), 36 say ye of him, whom came (and the scripture cannot be the Father 1r 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 them, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know and understand that the Father is in me, and I 2. 13-18; 1 Pet. 2. 25 9 Comp Ezek 34. 23. 37 24 Comp Mt. 26 53; ch. 2. 19; 5. 26 Comp ch. 14. 31; 15. 10; Phil. 2. 8: Heb 5.8 1 ch. 7. 43: comp 9 16 ? ver. 16; see ver. 4 A ch. 17. 2 f.; 1 Jn. 2. 25; 5 11 Comp. ch. 6. 37, 39 & Comp. Wisd 3.1 Comp. ch. 17. 21 ff. m See ch. 8. 59 my n Lev. 24. 16 9 Or, portico 11 Or, aught 15 Or, consecrated Jesus goes again to Peraa. Jesus hears of the Sickness of Lazarus. Raises Lazarus from the Dead "Comp. ch. 30, 34; 3. See ch. 7. 40 And he went away again beyond the Jordan into the place where John was at the first baptiz-deh. 1. 27, ing; 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. 11 NO 31 See Mt. 21. 9 ver. 5, 19 ff.; see Lk. 10. 38 A ch. 12. 3; comp. Lk. 7.38 * See Lk. 7. 36 ver. 40; P ch. 10. 31; 94; 12. 35 Comp. ver. 3 2 17 So when Jesus came, he found that he had been in the tomb four days already. 18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off; 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary, to console them concerning their brother. 20 Martha therefore, when she heard that Jesus was coming, went and met him but Mary still sat in the house. 21 Martha therefore said unto Jesus, Lord, "if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 22 And even now I know that, whatsoever thou shalt ask of God, God will give thee. Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again. 24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day. 25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth on me, though he die, yet shall he live; 26 and whosoever liveth and believeth on me shall never die. Believest thou this? 27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I have believed that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, even he that cometh into the world. 28 And when she had said this, she 'went away, and called Mary her sister secretly, saying, "The Teacher is here, and calleth thee. 29 And she, when she heard it, arose quickly, and went unto him. 30 (Now Jesus was not yet come into the village, but was still in the place where Martha met him.) 31 The Jews then who were with her in the house, and were consoling her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up quickly and went out, 12: Judith followed her, supposing that she was going unto the tomb to weep there. 32 Mary therefore, when she came where Jesus was, and saw him, fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, "if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died. 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews also weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and 7u was troubled, 34 and said, 8 Mt. 27. 52; t Mt. 9. 24; " Mt. 10. 3; Mk. 3. 18; Lk. 6. 15; ch. 14, 5; 20. 26-28; Acts 1. 13 "ch. 20. 24; 21. 2 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 And it was that Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped Comp. his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 The sisters therefore sent unto him, saying, 'Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 But when Jesus heard it, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for 'the glory of God, that the Son of God may be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus. 6 When therefore he heard that he was sick, he abode at that time two days in the place where he was. 7 Then after this he saith to the disciples, "Let us go into Judæa again. 8 The disciples say unto him, Rabbi, the Jews were but now seeking to stone thee; and goest thou thither again? 9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day! If a man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of this world. 10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because the light is not in him. 11 These things spake he: and after this he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus is fallen asleep; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. 12 The disciples therefore said unto him, Lord, if he is fallen asleep, he will recover. 13 Now Jesus had spoken of his death: but they thought that he spake of taking rest in sleep. 14 Then Jesus therefore said unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead. 15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him. 16 Thomas therefore, who is called 2 Didymus, said unto his fellow-disciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him. b Comp. Lk. © See ver. 2 * ver. 41 f.; Comp. 9 31 2 Macc. 7. 15: Jn. 5. 9 Comp ch k ch. 6. 14 2 19. 41 (where Gr. as in ver. 33 marg.) See ver. 19 In Consequence the Pharisees plot to put Jesus to Death. Jesus withdraws to Ephraim. The Anointing at Bethany a Comp. Lk. | he said not of himself: but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation; 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad. 53 So from that day forth they took counsel that they might put him to death. h 3 Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus a wept. b 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! 37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die? 38 Jesus therefore again 1 groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it. 39 Jesus saith, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time the body decayeth; for he hath been dead four days. 40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou believedst, thou shouldest see the glory of God? 41 So they took away the 'stone. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou heardest me. 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but 'because of the multitude that standeth around I said it, that they may believe that thou didst send me 43 And when he had thus spoken/ he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 He that was dead came forth, "bound hand and foot with grave-clothes; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. 45 Many therefore of the Jews, who came to Mary and beheld 5 that which he did, believed on him. 46 But some of them went away to the Pharisees, and told them the things which Jesus had done. 8 47 The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees gathered a "council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many "signs. 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation. 49 But a certain one of them, ข Caiaphas, being high priest that year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all, 50 nor do ye take account that it is expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 Now this 1 Or, being moved with indignation in himself 2 Or, upon 3 Gr. he stinketh. 4 Or, grave-bands 5 Many ancient authorities read the things which he did. c Comp. ch. 9.7 e ver. 33 / Comp. Mt. 27. 60 Mk 24. 2; ch. ver. 17 A ver. 4, 23 ff. ch 17. 1; comp. Acts 7. 55 * See Mt. 11. 25 Comp. ch. m See ch. 3. * See ch. 2. 11 * Comp. Mt. 24.15; 1 Esdr. 8. 2 Macc. 5. * Mt. 26. 3 ver. 51; ch. 18. 13 a ch. 18 14 Comp. Ex. 28. 30; Num. 27. 21; 1 8. 23.9; 30.7; Ezr. 2. 63 ch. 10 16 d Mt. 26. 4 * ch. 7. 1 h 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed thence into the country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim; and there he tarried with the disciples. 55 Now the passover of the Jews was at hand: and many went up to Jerusalem out of the country before the passover, to purify themselves. 56 They sought therefore for Jesus, and spake one with another, as they stood in the temple, What think ye? That he will not come to the feast? 57 Now the chief priests and the Pharisees had given commandment, that, if any man knew where he was, he should show it, that they might take him. 12 before the passover came 'Jesus therefore six days to "Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus raised from the dead. 2 So they made him a supper there: and Martha served; but Lazarus was one of them that sat at meat with him. 3 Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odor of the ointment. 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples, that should betray him, saith, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred shillings, and given to the poor? 6 Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the 10 bag "took away what was 10: 2 Chr. put therein. 7 Jesus therefore said, 12 Suffer her to keep it against the day of my burying. For the * See ver. 47 poor ye have always with me ye have not always. 12 Chr. 13. 19 marg.? 9 Mt. 26. 1 f.: Mk. 14. 1; Lk. 22. 1; ch. 12. 1; 13. 1; see ch. 2. Lazarus also plotted against. The Triumphal Entry. a b a Comp. Mk. 12. 37; ver. ch. 11. 43 f.; ver. 9 The common people therefore of the Jews learned that he was there and they came, not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 But the chief priests took counsel that See ch. 7. they might put Lazarus also to death; 11 because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed on Jesus. 12 On the morrow le a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 took the 'branches of the palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried out, Hosanna: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel. 14 And Jesus, having found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Zion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 16 These things understood not his disciples at the first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that these things were written of him, and that they had done these things unto him. 17 The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb, and raised him from the dead, bare witness. 18" For this cause also the multitude went and met him, for that they heard that he had done this sign. 19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Behold how ye prevail nothing; lo, the world is gone after him. 3 20 Now there were certain Greeks among those that went up to worship at the feast: 21 these therefore came to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus. 22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew : Andrew cometh, and Philip, and they tell Jesus. 23 And Jesus answereth them, saying, The hour is come, that the Son of man should 'be glorified. 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, 'Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit. 25 "He that loveth his 'life loseth it; and 1 Some ancient authorities read the common people. See ver. 9. 2 Zech. ix. 9. Or, Ye behold 4 life in these places represents two different Greek words. 31; comp. ver. 1 1 Macc. 13. 51 Comp. Ps. * See Mk. 9. a The Last Public Discourse of Jesus. The Evangelist's Retrospect he that "hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto "life eternal. 26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor. 27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say! Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour. 28 "Father, glorify thy name. There came therefore a voice out of heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again. 29 The multitude therefore, that stood by, and heard it, said that it had thundered: others said, An angel hath spoken to him. 30 Jesus answered and said, This voice hath not come for my sake, but for your sakes. 31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto myself. 33 But this he said, signifying by what manner of death he should die. 34 The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of 'the law that "the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The "Son of man must be "lifted up? who is this "Son of man? 35 Jesus therefore said unto them, Yet a little while is the light among you. Walk while ye have the light, that darkness overtake you not: and he that walketh in the darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have the light, believe on the light, that ye may become sons of light. I See ch. 7. See ver. 11 P See ch. 7. See ch. 1. 44 r ch. 1. 44; 11. 21 comp. Mt. 13. 1, 32; These things spake Jesus, and he departed and 10 hid himself from them. 37 But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him: 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 For this cause they could not 3. 199. 39 believe, for that Isaiah said again, fch. 16 11; 9 ch. 14. 30; 16 11; 2 Cor. 4. 4; ( Comp. ch. a The Evangelist's Retrospect. Jesus sums up his Claims. 40 1 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their b Comp. Jesus washes the Disciples' Feet gan to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 So eyes, and perceive with their & Comp. Lk. he cometh to Simon Peter. He heart, And should turn, And I should heal them. d 41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him. 42 Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess it, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: 43 for they loved the glory that is of men more than the glory that is of God./ God an 44 And Jesus cried and said, *He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. 45 And he that beholdeth me beholdeth him that sent me. 46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me may not abide in the darkness. 47 And if any man hear my sayings, and keep them not, I judge him not: for "I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my sayings, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I spake, the same shall judge him in the last day. 49 For I spake not from myself; but the Father that sent me, he hath given me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life eternal; the things therefore which I speak, "even as the Father hath said unto me, so I speak. 24 27 13 / Comp ch 9 ch. 7. 13 ch 5. 41, 44 5. 24 saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet? 7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt understand hereafter. 8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every Comp. Lk. whit: and ye are clean, but not all. 11 For he knew him that should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean. 1 ch. 14. 9 10. 16 45 8 47 9 Comp. Mt. 11 See ch. 14. 31; comp. Comp. ch. 6.68 23 ch 16. 28; * Comp. ch ❝ See ch. 6. 12 So when he had washed their feet, and taken his garments, and sat down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me, Teacher, and, "Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 14 If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your See ch. 12 feet, ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you "an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you. Aservant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him. 17 If ye know these things. blessed are ye if ye do them. 18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, 10 He that eateth my bread lifted up his heel against me. 19 From 12. 12: 2 Shenceforth I tell you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye may believe that * I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomso ever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. b See ch. 3. © See ch. 8. d Comp. Lk. € See Lk. 7. Now before the feast of Comp. 13the passover, Jesus know- |