John 10:7
So Jesus explained again, “I tell you the truth: I am the gate of the sheep.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
In Context
6When Jesus gave this illustration those who were listening to him didn't understand what he meant.
8All those who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn't listen to them.
Cross References
Psalms 79:13Then we your people, the flock of your pasture, will praise you forever. We will thank you for all generations to come.
Psalms 100:3Know that the Lord is God! He made us, so we belong to him. We are his people, the flock he cares for.
Ezekiel 34:31You are my sheep, the sheep that I feed. You are my people, and I am your God, declares the Lord God.”
John 10:1“I tell you the truth, anyone who doesn't come in through the gate of the sheepfold but climbs in some other way is a thief and a robber.
John 14:6Jesus replied, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Hebrews 10:19Now we have the confidence, brothers and sisters, to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus.
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 →