John 10:7
So he continued, “In truth I tell you, I am the door for the sheep.
Open English Bible (US)
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
6This was the allegory that Jesus told them, but they did not understand of what he was speaking.
8All who came before me were thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not listen to them.
Cross References
Psalms 79:13Then we, your people, the flock of your pasture, will give thanks to you for evermore, and tell your praise to all generations.
Psalms 100:3Be sure that the Lord alone is God. It is he who has made us, and his we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
John 10:1In truth I tell you, whoever does not go into the sheepfold through the door, but climbs up at some other place, that person is a thief and a robber;
John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one ever comes to the Father except through me.
Hebrews 10:19Therefore, friends, since we may enter the sanctuary with confidence, in virtue of 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 →