John 10:6
Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
7Jesus therefore said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, that I am the door of the sheep.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They know not, nor do they understand. They walk to and fro in darkness. All the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek LORD understand all things.
Isaiah 56:11Yea, the dogs are greedy; they can never have enough. And these are shepherds who cannot understand. They have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
Matthew 13:13Because of this I speak to them in parables, because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, nor do they understand.
John 6:52The Jews therefore contended with each other, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
John 7:36What is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and will not find me, and, Where I am, ye cannot come?
Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19
The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →