John 10:2
1 “Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
- KJV
- But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
- WEB
- But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
- ASV
- But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
- DARBY
- but he that enters in by the door is [the] shepherd of the sheep.
- BLB
- But the one entering through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
- ÅB
- men den som går inn gjennom døren, han er sauenes hyrde.
- OTB
- Men den som går inn gjennom porten, er hyrden til sauene.
- B1930
- men den som går inn gjennem døren, han er fårenes hyrde.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 10:14
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Read in contextActs 20:28
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
Read in context1 Peter 5:4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
Read in contextPsalms 23:1
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
Read in contextIsaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
Read in contextJohn 10:11–12
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Read in context1 Timothy 4:14
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Read in context