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John 10:7
7So Jesus spoke again. He said, ‘I tell you this: I am like the gate for the sheep.
John 10:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
- New International Version (NIV)Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- English Standard Version (ESV)So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Context of John 10:7
5They will not follow a stranger. They will run away from a stranger because they do not recognize his voice.’ 6Jesus told this story like a picture to teach the people. But they did not understand what he was saying to them. So Jesus spoke again. He said, ‘I tell you this: I am like the gate for the sheep. 8All other men who came before me were like robbers. But the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am like the gate. Everyone who comes in through me will be safe. They will be free to come in and to go out. And they will find plenty of food.
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Εἶπεν οὖν πάλιν ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ θύρα τῶν προβάτων.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thenοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- againπάλινpalin · againG3825
- Verilyἀμήνamēn · amenG281
- I sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- unto youσύsu · youG4771
- Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- amεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- the doorθύραthura · doorG2374
- of the sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
- ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
Cross-references for John 10:7
- John 10:1Jesus then said, ‘I tell you this: A shepherd keeps his sheep in a safe place with a wall round it. There is a gate into that safe place. Anyone who gets into that place by another way, not through the gate, is not the shepherd. That person is a robber. He comes to take away the sheep for himself.
- John 14:6Jesus answered, ‘I am the way. I am the truth. I am the life. Nobody comes to the Father except by me.
- Ephesians 2:18Now we all have received the same Holy Spirit, because of what Christ has done for us. As a result, we can all come near to God the Father.
- Hebrews 10:19So then, Christian friends, we see that Jesus died as a sacrifice on our behalf. Because of that, we may go into God's Most Holy Place. We are not afraid to do that.
- Psalms 79:13Then we will continue to thank you for ever. You take care of us, as the sheep in your field. We will tell our children and grandchildren to praise you, as you deserve.
- Psalms 95:7He is our God. He takes care of us, like a shepherd takes care of his sheep. As his sheep, he gives us what we need. Today, you must listen to him and obey him.
- Psalms 100:3Understand that the Lord is God. He made us and we are his people. He takes care of us, like a shepherd with his sheep.
- Isaiah 53:6We have all turned away, like sheep that take the wrong path. Each of us has turned to follow our own way. But the Lord has taken all our sins and put the punishment on him.
- Ezekiel 34:31You are my people and I take care of you, as a shepherd takes care of his sheep. You are my people and I am your God. That is what the Almighty Lord says.” ’
- Luke 15:4‘Think about a man who has 100 sheep. He may lose one of them. What does he do then? He leaves all his other sheep in the fields. Then he goes. He looks for the sheep that he has lost. He looks until he finds it.
Commentaries on John 10:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7I am the door of the sheep - It is through me only that a man can have a lawful entrance into the ministry; and it is through me alone that mankind can be saved. Instead of, I am the door, the Sahidic version reads, I am the shepherd; but this reading is found in no other version, nor in any MS. It is evidently a mistake of the scribe.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I am the door - I am the way by which ministers and people enter the true church. It is by his merits, his intercession, his aid, and his appointment that they enter. Of the sheep - Of the church.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. 7I am: See study note on 6:35. A good shepherd protects the sheep at the gate like a guard.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
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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
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