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John 10 Translation Questions
Q? According to Jesus who is a thief and a robber?
A. He who does not enter by the gate into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, that man is a thief and a robber. [10:1]
Q? Who enters the sheepfold by the gate?
A. He who enters the sheepfold by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. [10:2]
Q? Why do the sheep follow the shepherd when he calls them?
A. They follow the shepherd because they know his voice. [10:3-4]
Q? Will the sheep follow a stranger?
A. No. The sheep will not follow a stranger. [10:5]
Q? What were all those who came before Jesus?
A. All those who came before Jesus were thieves and robbers, and the sheep did not listen to them. [10:7]
Q? Jesus said he was the gate. What happens to those who enter through that gate?
A. Those who enter through Jesus, the gate, will be saved; they will go in and out and will find pasture. [10:9]
Q? What does the good shepherd, Jesus, do for his sheep?
A. Jesus, the good shepherd, lays down his life for the sheep. [10:11]
Q? Does Jesus have another sheep fold and if so what will happen to them?
A. Jesus said he had other sheep that were not of that fold. He said he must bring them and they would hear his voice so that there would be one flock and one shepherd. [10:16]
Q? Why does the Father love Jesus?
A. The Father loves Jesus because Jesus lays down his life that he may take it up again. [10:17]
Q? Does someone take Jesus' life away?
A. No. He lays if down of himself. [10:18]
Q? Where did Jesus get the authority to lay down his life and to take it again?
A. Jesus received this command from his Father. [10:18]
Q? What did the Jews say because of Jesus' words?
A. Many said, "He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?" Others said, "These are not the statements of one possessed with a demon. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind?" [10:19-21]
Q? What did the Jews say to Jesus when they surrounded him in the Temple in Solomon's porch?
A. They said, "How long will you hold us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly." [10:24]
Q? How did Jesus reply to the Jews in Solomon's porch?
A. Jesus said he had already told them (that he was the Christ) and they did not believe him because they weren't his sheep. [10:25-26]
Q? What does Jesus say about his care and protection of his sheep?
A. Jesus said he gives his sheep eternal life, they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of his hand. [10:28]
Q? Who gave the sheep to Jesus?
A. The Father gave the sheep to Jesus. [10:29]
Q? Is anyone greater than the Father?
A. The Father is greater than all others. [10:29]
Q? Why did the Jews take up stones to stone Jesus?
A. Because they believed Jesus was blaspheming and making himself God even though he was a man. [10:33]
Q? What is Jesus' defense against the charge of blasphemy?
A. Jesus defends himself by saying, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods'"? If he called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the scripture cannot be broken), do you say about him whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?. [10:34-36]
Q? What does Jesus tell the Jews to do in order to determine whether to believe him or not?
A. Jesus tell the Jews to look at his works. If Jesus isn't doing the works of his Father, don't believe him. If he is doing the works of his Father, believe him. [10:37-38]
Q? What does Jesus say the Jews could know and understand if they would believe in the works that Jesus did?
A. Jesus said they could know and understand that the Father is in Jesus and that Jesus is in the Father. [10:38]
Q? What was the response of the Jews to Jesus statement about the Father being in Jesus and Jesus being in the Father?
A. The Jews tried again to seize Jesus. [10:39]
Q? Where did Jesus go after this event?
A. Jesus went away again beyond the Jordon to the place where John had been baptizing at first. [10:40]
Q? What did many people who came to Jesus say and do?
A. They kept saying, "John indeed did no signs, but all the things that John has said about this man are true." Many people believed in Jesus there. [10:41-42]