John 10:2 - Forerunner Commentary

John 10:2

Jesus the True Shepherd

1 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

2 But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by ^aname and leads them out.

4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

5 Yet they will by no means follow a ^astranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.

Jesus the Good Shepherd

7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

9 ^aI am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

10 The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

Verse Comparison: John 10:2

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American Standard Version
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Amplified® Bible
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

Contemporary English Version
But the gatekeeper opens the gate for the shepherd, and he goes in through it. The sheep know their shepherd's voice. He calls each of them by name and leads them out.

Darby English Version
but he that enters in by the door is [the] shepherd of the sheep.

Good News Bible
The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

International Standard Version
The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

King James Version
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

New American Standard Bible
"But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.

New International Version
The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep.

New King James Version
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But he who enters by the door serves as a shepherd of the sheep.

Young's Literal Translation
and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;

New English Translation
The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

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