John 10 · Verse 9

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.
John 10:9, King James Version

John 10:9 in other translations

BSBI am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
WEBI am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture.
ASVI am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.
YLTI am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.
DARBYI am the door: if any one enter in by me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and shall go out and shall find pasture.
BBEI am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
WebsterI am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

What does John 10:9 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).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 9. By me. By my instruction and merits.

Shall be saved. See Jn 5:24.

Shall go in and out, &c. This is language applied commonly to flocks. It meant that he shall be well supplied, and defended, and led "beside the still waters of salvation."

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 I am the door: by me if any man enter, etc. - Those who come for salvation to God, through Christ, shall obtain it: he shall be saved - he shall have his sins blotted out, his soul purified, and himself preserved unto eternal life. This the scribes and Pharisees could neither promise nor impart. Go in and out - This phrase, in the style of the Hebrews, points out all the actions of a man's life, and the liberty he has of acting, or not acting. A good shepherd conducts his flock to the fields where good pasturage is to be found; watches over them while there, and brings them back again and secures them in the fold. So he that is taught and called of God feeds the flock of Christ with those truths of his word of grace which nourish them unto eternal life; and God blesses together both the shepherd and the sheep, so that going out and coming in they find pasture: every occurrence is made useful to them; and all things work together for their good.

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 10:9 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.

ἐγώegōI myselfG1473
εἰμιeimiamG1510
ἡhētheG3588
θύρα·thuradoor;G2374
δι᾽di᾽throughG1223
ἐμοῦemouMeG1473
ἐάνeanifG1437
τιςtisanyoneG5100
εἰσέλθῃ,eiselthēshall enter in,G1525
σωθήσεταιsōthēsetaihe will be savedG4982
καὶkaiandG2532
εἰσελεύσεταιeiseleusetaihe will go inG1525
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetaiwill go outG1831
καὶkaiandG2532
νομὴνnomēnpastureG3542
εὑρήσει.heurēseiwill find.G2147

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

Cross references for John 10:9

  • 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 10:7

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

  • 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.

  • Romans 5:1-2

    Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

  • Psalms 100:3-4

    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. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

  • 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,

  • Psalms 23:1-6

    A Psalm of David. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. …

  • Isaiah 49:9-10

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

  • Ezekiel 34:12-16

    As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the inhabited places of the country. I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God. …

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the door.
1,7; 14:6; Ro 5:1,2; Eph 2:18; Heb 10:19-22
and shall.
Ps 23:1-6; 80:1-3; 95:7; 100:3,4; Isa 40:11; 49:9,10; Eze 34:12-16
Zec 10:12

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • John 10:8

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

  • 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.

  • John 10:10

    The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

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John 10:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo soy la puerta: el que por mí entrare, será salvo; y entrará, y saldrá, y hallará pastos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Moi, je suis la porte: si quelqu’un entre par moi, il sera sauvé; et il entrera et il sortira, et il trouvera de la pâture.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich bin die Tür; wenn jemand durch mich eingeht, so wird er errettet werden und wird ein- und ausgehen und Weide finden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Ego sum ostium. Per me si quis introierit, salvabitur: et ingredietur, et egredietur, et pascua inveniet.