John 10:9

John 10:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
• New International Version (NIV)I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Context of John 10:9

7Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance. 11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.

John 10:9 word by word

ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ θύρα· δι᾽ ἐμοῦ ἐάν τις εἰσέλθῃ, σωθήσεται καὶ εἰσελεύσεται καὶ ἐξελεύσεται καὶ νομὴν εὑρήσει.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• the doorὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the doorθύραthura · doorG2374
• byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
• ifἐάνean · ifG1437
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• enter inεἰσέρχομαιeiserchomai · to enterG1525
• he shall be savedσῴζωsōzō · to saveG4982
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• outἐξέρχομαιexerchomai · to go outG1831
• findεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• pastureνομήnomē · pastureG3542

Cross-references for John 10:9

• John 10:1“Truly I tell you, anyone who doesn’t enter the sheep pen by the gate but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
• John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
• Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Ephesians 2:18For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
• Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have boldness to enter the sanctuary through the blood of Jesus —
• Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd; I have what I need.
• Psalms 80:1Listen, Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; you who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine
• Psalms 95:7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, the sheep under his care. Today, if you hear his voice:
• Psalms 100:3Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are his— his people, the sheep of his pasture.
• Isaiah 40:11He protects his flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them in the fold of his garment. He gently leads those that are nursing.
• Isaiah 49:9saying to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will feed along the pathways, and their pastures will be on all the barren heights.
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks for his sheep on the day he is among his scattered flock, so I will look for my flock. I will rescue them from all the places where they have been scattered on a day of clouds and total darkness.
• Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the Lord, and they will march in his name — this is the Lord’s declaration.

Commentaries on John 10:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9I am the door: by me if any man enter, etc. - Those who come for salvation to God, through Christ, shall obtain it: he shall be saved - he shall have his sins blotted out, his soul purified, and himself preserved unto eternal life. This the scribes and Pharisees could neither promise nor impart. Go in and out - This phrase, in the style of the Hebrews, points out all the actions of a man's life, and the liberty he has of acting, or not acting. A good…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9By me - By my instruction and merits. Shall be saved - See John 5:24. Shall go in and out … - This is language applied, commonly to flocks. It meant that he shall be well supplied, and defended, and led “beside the still waters of salvation.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-9Verses 6-9 Many who hear the word of Christ, do not understand it, because they will not. But we shall find one scripture expounding another, and the blessed Spirit making known the blessed Jesus. Christ is the Door. And what greater security has the church of God than that the Lord Jesus is between it and all its enemies? He is a door open for passage and communication. Here are plain directions how to come into the fold; we must come in by Jesus Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9he will be saved (or will find safety): As the guard at the gate, Jesus protects his sheep from harm by keeping them safe inside the pen.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-147-14. I am the door of the sheep--that is, the way in to the fold, with all blessed privileges, both for shepherds and sheep (compare Joh 14:6; Ep 2:18).Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:9

• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Penitent
• Regeneration
• Sheep
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Doors
• Fold
• Lay
• Parable
• Sanctify
• Sheep
• Thief
• Allegory
• Door
• God

Commentaries on John 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings