John 10:3
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice; and his own sheep he calleth by name, and leadeth them out.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2but he that entereth through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Cross References
Psalms 23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters.
Psalms 80:1“For the leader of the music. Upon the Shushan-Eduth. A psalm of Asaph.” Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel! Thou who leadest Joseph like a flock, Thou who sittest between the cherubs, shine forth!
Isaiah 40:11He shall feed his flock like a shepherd; He shall gather up the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom, And gently lead the nursing ewes.
Isaiah 49:9To say to the prisoners, Go forth! To them that are in darkness, Come to the light! They shall feed in the ways, And on all high places shall be their pasture.
Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the North, And gather them from the extremities of the earth; And with them shall be the blind and the lame, The woman with child, and she that is in travail with child together; A great company shall return thither.
Ezekiel 34:11For thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold I, even I, will seek my flock, and look after them;
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 →