John 10:3
The gatekeeper opens for him. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2He who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Cross References
Psalms 23:2He makes me to lie down in green pastures; 1 he leads me beside tranquil water. 1
Psalms 80:1Pay attention, Shepherd of Israel, 1 you who lead Joseph like a flock; 1 you who sit above the cherubim, shine on us! 1
Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd, he will gather in his arm the lambs, 1 and carry them close to his heart, 1 and will gently lead the ewes nursing their young. 1
Isaiah 49:9You will say to the prisoners, 'Come out;' to those in dark dungeons, 'Show yourselves.' 1 They will graze along the roads, and on all the bare slopes will be their pasture. 1
Jeremiah 31:8See, I am about to bring them from the northern lands. I will gather them from the farthest parts of the earth. 1 The blind and lame will be among them; 1 pregnant women and those who are about to give birth will be with them. 1 A great assembly will return here. 1
Ezekiel 34:11For the Lord Yahweh says this: Behold! I myself will seek out my flock and I will 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 →