John 10:6
Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.
Berean Standard Bible
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In Context
7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They do not know or understand; they wander in the darkness; all the foundations of the earth are shaken.
Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
Isaiah 56:11Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
Matthew 13:13This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
John 6:52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
John 7:36What does He mean by saying, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and, ‘Where I am, you 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 →