John 10:7
5 But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
6 Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8 All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- KJV
- Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
- WEB
- Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
- ASV
- Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
- DARBY
- Jesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
- BLB
- Therefore Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you⁺, I am the door of the sheep.
- ÅB
- Da sa Jesus til dem igjen: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Jeg er døren til sauene.
- OTB
- Så Jesus sa igjen: "Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg dere: Jeg er porten for sauene.
- B1930
- Jesus sa da atter til dem: Sannelig, sannelig sier jeg eder: Jeg er døren til fårene.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 14:6
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
Read in contextEphesians 2:18
For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Read in contextJohn 10:1
“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.
Read in contextJohn 10:9
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
Read in contextEzekiel 34:31
‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
Read in contextPsalms 79:13
Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
Read in contextHebrews 10:19–22
Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
Read in contextPsalms 100:3
Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
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