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Legacy Standard Bible

John 10:2

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Sheep;   Shepherd;   Scofield Reference Index - Life;   The Topic Concordance - Following;   Hearing;   Jesus Christ;   Shepherds/pastors;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Parables;   Titles and Names of Saints;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Sheep;   Shepherd;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Pastor;   Shepherd;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Lamb, Lamb of God;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Soul;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Parable;   Sheep;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - John, the Gospel According to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Names of God;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Parable;   Sheep;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Allegory;   Discourse;   Gate (2);   Metaphors;   Names and Titles of Christ;   Parable;   Porter ;   Rufus;   Sheep, Shepherd;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Door;   Shepherd;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Flock;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Sheep;   Shepherd;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Sheep;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Door;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Door;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Teach;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for April 21;   Every Day Light - Devotion for November 18;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd
King James Version (1611)
But hee that entreth in by the doore, is the shepherd of the sheepe.
King James Version
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
English Standard Version
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
New American Standard Bible
"But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.
New Century Version
The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Amplified Bible
"But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep [the protector and provider].
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep.
Berean Standard Bible
But the one who enters by the gate 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.
Complete Jewish Bible
But the one who goes in through the gate is the sheep's own shepherd.
Darby Translation
but he that enters in by the door is [the] shepherd of the sheep.
Easy-to-Read Version
But the man who takes care of the sheep enters through the gate. He is the shepherd.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But he that goeth in by the doore, is the shepheard of the sheepe.
George Lamsa Translation
But he who enters by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep.
Good News Translation
The man who goes in through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Lexham English Bible
But the one who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Literal Translation
But the one entering through the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
American Standard Version
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Bible in Basic English
He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.
Hebrew Names Version
But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
International Standard Version
The one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
Etheridge Translation
But he who entereth by the door, he is the shepherd of the flock.
Murdock Translation
But he that entereth by the door, is the shepherd of the flock.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But he that entreth in by the doore, is the sheephearde of the sheepe.
English Revised Version
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
World English Bible
But he who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
But he that entereth in by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep.
Weymouth's New Testament
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But he that entrith bi the dore, is the scheepherde of the scheep.
Update Bible Version
But he that enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Webster's Bible Translation
But he that entereth by the door, is the shepherd of the sheep.
New English Translation
The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
New King James Version
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
New Living Translation
But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
New Life Bible
The shepherd of the sheep goes in through the door.
New Revised Standard
The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, he that entereth through the door, is, shepherd, of the sheep:
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Revised Standard Version
but he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
He that goeth in by ye dore is the shepeherde of ye shepe:
Young's Literal Translation
and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But he that goeth in at the dore, is the shepherde of the shepe:
Mace New Testament (1729)
but he that enters in by the door, is the pastor of the sheep.
Simplified Cowboy Version
But the one who rides through the gate on horseback is the cowboy.

Contextual Overview

1"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2But he who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he brings all his own out, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5A stranger they will never follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers." 6This figure of speech Jesus spoke to them, but they did not understand what those things were which He had been saying to them. 7So Jesus said to them again, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8All who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them. 9I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

he that: John 10:7, John 10:9, Acts 20:28, 1 Timothy 3:2-7, 1 Timothy 4:14, Titus 1:5, Revelation 1:20, Revelation 2:1

the shepherd: John 10:11, John 10:12, John 10:14, Psalms 23:1, Psalms 80:1, Ecclesiastes 12:11, Isaiah 40:11, Isaiah 63:11, Ezekiel 34:23, Micah 5:5, Zechariah 11:3, Zechariah 11:5, Zechariah 11:8, Zechariah 13:7, Hebrews 13:20, 1 Peter 2:25, 1 Peter 5:4

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 34:5 - and they became John 10:16 - one shepherd

Cross-References

Genesis 10:5
From these the coastlands of the nations were separated into their lands, every one according to his tongue, according to their families, into their nations.
Genesis 10:7
The sons of Cush were Seba and Havilah and Sabtah and Raamah and Sabteca; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
Genesis 10:12
and Resen between Nineveh and Calah; that is the great city.
Genesis 10:14
and Pathrusim and Casluhim (from whom came the Philistines) and Caphtorim.
Genesis 10:21
Also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, and the older brother of Japheth, children were born.
Isaiah 66:19
I will set a sign among them and will send those who have escaped from them to the nations: Tarshish, Put, Lud, Meshech, Tubal, and Javan, to the distant coastlands that have neither heard My report nor seen My glory. And they will declare My glory among the nations.
Ezekiel 27:7
Your sail was of fine embroidered linen from EgyptSo that it became your standard;Your awning was blue and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.
Ezekiel 27:19
Also Vedan and Javan paid for your wares from Uzal; wrought iron, cassia, and sweet cane were among your merchandise.
Ezekiel 38:6
Gomer with all its troops; Beth-togarmah from the remote parts of the north with all its troops—many peoples with you.
Ezekiel 38:15
You will come from your place out of the remote parts of the north, you and numerous peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great assembly and a numerous military force;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But he that entereth in by the door,.... With a divine commission, and by a divine authority, who comes not of himself, but is sent; does not take the honour to himself, or thrust in himself, and assume an office to himself, but is called unto it, and invested in it, he

is the shepherd of the sheep; by whom Christ means himself, as is evident from John 10:11, whose the sheep are, and who takes care of them, and feeds them, as a shepherd does his flock; and which holds true of any under shepherd, having his mission and commission, and deriving his authority from Christ.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He that entereth by the door - This was the way in which a shepherd had access to his flock. In John 10:7 Jesus says he is the door. In this place he refers to those who by him - that is, in accordance with his spirit and law become ministers of religion.

Is the shepherd of the sheep - Christ does not here refer to himself, for he is the way or door by which others enter; but he refers to all the ministers of the gospel who have access to the church by him. In the original, the article “the” is missing before the word shepherd - “is a shepherd.” By his entering in this manner he shows that he is a shepherd one who cares for his flock, and does not come to kill and destroy.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 10:2. He that entereth in by the door — Observe here the marks, qualities, and duties of a good pastor; The first mark is, that he has a lawful entrance into the ministry by the internal call of Christ, namely, by an impulse proceeding from his Spirit, upon considerations which respect only his glory, and upon motives which aim at nothing but the good of his Church, the salvation of souls, the doing the will of God, and the sacrificing himself entirely to his service, and to that of the meanest of his flock.


 
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