John 10:7

So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep.

Text-Critical English NT

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

6Jesus spoke to them with this figure of speech, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

8All who came previously are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.

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Cross References

John 10:1“Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a robber.

John 14:6Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Hebrews 10:19Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places 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 →

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