John 10:6
This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.
Open English Bible (US)
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In Context
7So he continued, “In truth I tell you, I am the door for the sheep.
Cross References
Psalms 82:5“They have neither knowledge nor insight, in darkness they walk to and fro, while the earth’s foundations totter.
Matthew 13:13That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
John 6:52They began disputing with one another, “How is it possible for this man to give us his flesh to eat?”
John 7:36What does he mean by saying ‘You will look for me, and you will not find me; and you will not be able to come where I will be’?”
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 →