John 10 · Verse 7

John 10:7

Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:7, King James Version

John 10:7 in other translations

BSBSo He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
WEBJesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.
ASVJesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
YLTJesus said therefore again to them, ‘Verily, verily, I say to you--I am the door of the sheep;
DARBYJesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
BBESo Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
WebsterThen said Jesus to them again, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

What does John 10:7 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 10:7-14
7-14. I am the door of the sheep--that is, the way in to the fold, with all blessed privileges, both for shepherds and sheep (compare Joh 14:6; Ep 2:18).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Barnes' Notes
Verse 7. I am the door. I am the way by which ministers and people enter the true church. It is by his merits, his intercession, his aid, and his appointment that they enter.

Of the sheep. Of the church.

(h) "I am the door of the sheep" Eph 2:18

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 I am the door of the sheep - It is through me only that a man can have a lawful entrance into the ministry; and it is through me alone that mankind can be saved. Instead of, I am the door, the Sahidic version reads, I am the shepherd; but this reading is found in no other version, nor in any MS. It is evidently a mistake of the scribe.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10:6-9

Many who hear the word of Christ, do not understand it, because they will not. But we shall find one scripture expounding another, and the blessed Spirit making known the blessed Jesus. Christ is the Door. And what greater security has the church of God than that the Lord Jesus is between it and all its enemies? He is a door open for passage and communication. Here are plain directions how to come into the fold; we…

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John 10:7 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ΕἶπενEipenSaidG2036
οὖνounthereforeG3767
πάλινpalinagainG3825
ὁho<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦς·IēsousJesus;G2424
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281
ἀμὴνamēnAmenG281
λέγωlegōI sayG3004
ὑμῖνhuminto youG4771
ὅτιhotithatG3754
ἐγώegōI myselfG1473
εἰμιeimiamG1510
ἡhētheG3588
θύραthuradoorG2374
τῶνtōnof theG3588
προβάτων.probatōnsheep.G4263

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 10:7

  • John 14:6

    Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

  • Ephesians 2:18

    For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father.

  • John 10:1

    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.

  • John 10:9

    I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

  • Ezekiel 34:31

    And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God.

  • Psalms 79:13

    So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever: we will shew forth thy praise to all generations.

  • Hebrews 10:19-22

    Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; And having an high priest over the house of God; Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  • Psalms 100:3

    Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  • Psalms 95:7

    For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,

  • Luke 15:4-6

    What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I have found my sheep which was lost.

  • Isaiah 53:6

    All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am.
1,9; 14:6; Eph 2:18; Heb 10:19-22
the sheep.
Ps 79:13; 95:7; 100:3; Isa 53:6; Eze 34:31; Lu 15:4-6

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Context

  • John 10:6

    This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

  • John 10:7

    Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

  • John 10:8

    All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

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John 10:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Volvióles, pues, Jesús á decir: De cierto, de cierto os digo: Yo soy la puerta de las ovejas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jésus donc leur dit encore: En vérité, en vérité, je vous dis que moi je suis la porte des brebis.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jesus sprach nun wiederum zu ihnen: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage euch: Ich bin die Tür der Schafe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit ergo eis iterum Jesus: Amen, amen dico vobis, quia ego sum ostium ovium.