John 10:7

Amplified Bible

So Jesus said again, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I am the Door for the sheep [leading to life].

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am

King James Version (1611)
Then said Iesus vnto them againe, Uerily, verily I say vnto you, I am the doore of the sheepe.

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

English Standard Version
So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

New American Standard Bible
So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

New Century Version
So Jesus said again, "I tell you the truth, I am the door for the sheep.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Berean Standard Bible
So He said to them again, "Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus said: I tell you for certain that I am the gate for the sheep.

Complete Jewish Bible
So Yeshua said to them again, "Yes, indeed! I tell you that I am the gate for the sheep.

Darby Translation
Jesus therefore said again to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Easy-to-Read Version
So Jesus said again, "I assure you, I am the gate for the sheep.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then sayd Iesus vnto them againe, Verely, verely I say vnto you, I am that doore of the sheepe.

George Lamsa Translation
Jesus said to them again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Good News Translation
So Jesus said again, "I am telling you the truth: I am the gate for the sheep.

Lexham English Bible
Then Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Literal Translation
Then Jesus again said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you that I am the door of the sheep.

American Standard Version
Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

Bible in Basic English
So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Hebrew Names Version
Yeshua therefore said to them again, "Most assuredly, I tell you, I am the sheep's door.

International Standard Version
So again Jesus said, "Truly, truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

Etheridge Translation
Jeshu saith to them again, Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate of the flock;

Murdock Translation
And Jesus said to them again: Verily, verily, I say to you, That I am the door of the flock.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde Iesus vnto them againe. Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto you: I am the doore of the sheepe.

English Revised Version
Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

World English Bible
Jesus therefore said to them again, "Most assuredly, I tell you, I am the sheep's door.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Therefore Jesus said to them again, Verily, verily I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

Weymouth's New Testament
Again therefore Jesus said to them, "In most solemn truth I tell you that I am the Door of the sheep.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Jhesus seide to hem eftsoone, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to you, that Y am the dore of the scheep.

Update Bible Version
Jesus therefore said again, Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Jesus to them again, Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

New English Translation
So Jesus said again, "I tell you the solemn truth, I am the door for the sheep.

New King James Version
Then Jesus said to them again, "Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

New Living Translation
so he explained it to them: "I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.

New Life Bible
Again Jesus said to them, "For sure, I tell you, I am the Door of the sheep.

New Revised Standard
So again Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Jesus, therefore, said, again - Verily, verily, I say unto you: - I, am the door of the sheep:

Douay-Rheims Bible
Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Revised Standard Version
So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayde Iesus vnto them agayne. Verely verely I saye vnto you: I am the dore of the shepe.

Young's Literal Translation
Jesus said therefore again to them, `Verily, verily, I say to you -- I am the door of the sheep;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Iesus vnto them agayne: Verely verely I saye vnto you: I am the dore of the shepe.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Jesus therefore subjoin'd, I declare unto you, I am the door of the sheep-fold.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Jesus explained to them, "Listen up! I am the gate for the cattle.

Contextual Overview

¹"I assure you and most solemnly say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up from some other place [on the stone wall], that one is a thief and a robber. ²"But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep [the protector and provider]. ³"The doorkeeper opens [the gate] for this man, and the sheep hear his voice and pay attention to it. And [knowing that they listen] he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [to pasture]. ⁴"When he has brought all his own sheep outside, he walks on ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice and recognize his call. ⁵"They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers." ⁶Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what He was talking about. ⁷So Jesus said again, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, I am the Door for the sheep [leading to life].⁸"All who came before Me [as false messiahs and self-appointed leaders] are thieves and robbers, but the [true] sheep did not hear them. ⁹"I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved [and will live forever], and will go in and out [freely], and find pasture (spiritual security). ¹⁰"The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I am: John 10:1, John 10:9, John 14:6, Ephesians 2:18, Hebrews 10:19-22

the sheep: Psalms 79:13, Psalms 95:7, Psalms 100:3, Isaiah 53:6, Ezekiel 34:31, Luke 15:4-6

Reciprocal: Leviticus 1:3 - at the Leviticus 17:4 - bringeth Ezekiel 41:2 - the door Matthew 5:18 - verily John 1:51 - Verily John 10:2 - he that Romans 5:2 - By whom Hebrews 9:8 - the way Hebrews 10:20 - a new Revelation 22:14 - and may

Cross-References

Genesis 2:11
The first [river] is named Pishon; it flows around the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.

1 Kings 10:1
Now when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with riddles.

Psalms 72:10
The kings of Tarshish and of the islands will bring offerings; The kings of Sheba and Seba will offer gifts.

Isaiah 21:13
The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night, Caravans of Dedanites.

Ezekiel 27:15
"The men of Dedan were your traders. Many coastlands were your markets; ivory tusks and ebony they brought to you in payment or as gifts.

Ezekiel 27:22
"The merchants of Sheba and Raamah [in Arabia], they traded with you; they paid for your wares with the choicest of all kinds of spices and all kinds of precious stones and gold.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then said Jesus unto them again,.... By way of explanation of the above parable, since they did not understand it:

verily, verily, I say unto you; this is certainly truth, and what may be depended on as such, whether it will be believed or not:

I am the door of the sheep; and of none but them; not of goats, dogs, or swine; none but sheep enter at this door; and all the sheep do sooner or later: Christ is the door to them, by which they enter into a visible church state, and are let into a participation of the ordinances of it, as baptism and the Lord's supper: no man comes into a church, at the right door, or in a right way, or has a right to partake of Gospel ordinances, but he that truly believes in Christ, and makes a profession of faith in him: Christ is the door of the under shepherds of the sheep; none are fit to be pastors of churches, but who first enter into a Gospel church at this door, and are qualified, and called, and sent forth by Christ: he is the door of the sheep, by which they are let into the presence of his Father, and have communion with him, and partake of all the blessings of grace; it is through him that sanctifying, justifying, pardoning, and adopting grace, are conveyed unto them, and they brought into the enjoyment of them; it is through him they have all their peace, joy, and comfort, and deliverance from, and victory over all their enemies; through him they have heirship, and a right unto eternal life, and that itself; for he is the door into heaven itself, through which they shall have an abundant entrance into it: and he is the only door into each of these; there is no coming to God the Father but by, and through him; nor to a participation of the blessings of the covenant, nor rightly into a Gospel church state, and to the ordinances of it, nor into heaven at last, but in at this door: and this is a door of faith and hope, and an open one, for all sensible sinners, for all the sheep of Christ, to enter in at; though it is a strait gate, the number being few that enter in at it; and those that do, though they are certainly, yet but scarcely saved; for it is through many tribulations and afflictions that they enter.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 10:7. 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.