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 emphasized, “I can guarantee this truth: I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who came before I did were thieves or robbers. However, the sheep didn’t respond to them. I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food. 10A thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. But I came so that my sheep will have life and so that they will have everything they need. 11“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives 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“I can guarantee this truth: The person who doesn’t enter the sheep pen through the gate but climbs in somewhere else is a thief or a robber.
• John 14:6Jesus answered him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one goes to the Father except through me.
• Romans 5:1Now that we have God’s approval by faith, we have peace with God because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done.
• Ephesians 2:18So Jewish and non-Jewish people can go to the Father in one Spirit.
• Hebrews 10:19Brothers and sisters, because of the blood of Jesus we can now confidently go into the holy place.
• Psalms 23:1The Lord is my shepherd. I am never in need.
• Psalms 80:1Open your ears, O Shepherd of Israel, the one who leads ⌞the descendants of⌟ Joseph like sheep, the one who is enthroned over the angels.
• Psalms 95:7because he is our God and we are the people in his care, the flock that he leads. If only you would listen to him today!
• Psalms 100:3Realize that the Lord alone is God. He made us, and we are his. We are his people and the sheep in his care.
• Isaiah 40:11Like a shepherd he takes care of his flock. He gathers the lambs in his arms. He carries them in his arms. He gently helps the sheep and their lambs.
• Isaiah 49:9You will say to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will graze along every path, and they will find pastures on every bare hill.
• Ezekiel 34:12As a shepherd looks after his flock when he is with his scattered sheep, so I will look after my sheep. I will rescue them on a cloudy and gloomy day from every place where they have been scattered.
• Zechariah 10:12“I will strengthen them in the Lord. They will live in his name,” declares the Lord.

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