John 10:9

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.

King James Version (1611)
I am the doore by me if any man enter in, he shall be saued, and shall goe in and out, and find pasture.

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

English Standard Version
I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

New American Standard Bible
"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

New Century Version
I am the door, and the person who enters through me will be saved and will be able to come in and go out and find pasture.

Amplified Bible
"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).

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Legacy Standard Bible
I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Berean Standard Bible
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.

Contemporary English Version
I am the gate. All who come in through me will be saved. Through me they will come and go and find pasture.

Complete Jewish Bible
I am the gate; if someone enters through me, he will be safe and will go in and out and find pasture.

Darby Translation
I 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.

Easy-to-Read Version
I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will be able to come in and go out. They will find everything they need.

Geneva Bible (1587)
I am that doore: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saued, and shall go in, and go out, and finde pasture.

George Lamsa Translation
I am the door; if any man enter by me, he shall live, and he shall come in and go out and find pasture.

Good News Translation
I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture.

Lexham English Bible
I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and will go out and will find pasture.

Literal Translation
I am the door. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in, and will go out, and will find pasture.

American Standard Version
I 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.

Bible in Basic English
I 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.

Hebrew Names Version
I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.

International Standard Version
I am the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.John 14:6; Ephesians 2:18;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
I am the gate; by me if any man enter, he shall live and shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.

Murdock Translation
I am the door: and if any enter by me, he will live, and will come in and go out, and will find pasture.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I am the doore: by me yf any man enter in, he shalbe safe, and shall go in and out, and fynde pasture.

English Revised Version
I 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.

World English Bible
I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
I am the door; if any one enter in by me, he shall be safe, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Weymouth's New Testament
I am the Door. If any one enters by me, he will find safety, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y am the dore. If ony man schal entre bi me, he schal be sauyd; and he schal go ynne, and schal go out, and he schal fynde lesewis.

Update Bible Version
I am the door; by me if any man enters in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.

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

New English Translation
I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture.

New King James Version
I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

New Living Translation
Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.

New Life Bible
I am the Door. Anyone who goes in through Me will be saved from the punishment of sin. He will go in and out and find food.

New Revised Standard
I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I, am the door: through me, if anyone enter, he shall be saved, and shall come in and go out, and, pasture, shall find.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in and go out, and shall find pastures.

Revised Standard Version
I am the door; if any one enters by me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I am the dore: by me yf eny man enter in he shalbe safe and shall goo in and out and fynde pasture.

Young's Literal Translation
I 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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am the dore. Yf eny man entre in by me, he shalbe saued, and shal go in and out, and fynde pasture,

Mace New Testament (1729)
I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved; he shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Simplified Cowboy Version
I am the gate. Through me, everyone will be saved. I lead to tall grass and clean water.

Contextual Overview

¹"Let me set this before you as plainly as I can. If a person climbs over or through the fence of a sheep pen instead of going through the gate, you know he's up to no good—a sheep rustler! The shepherd walks right up to the gate. The gatekeeper opens the gate to him and the sheep recognize his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he gets them all out, he leads them and they follow because they are familiar with his voice. They won't follow a stranger's voice but will scatter because they aren't used to the sound of it." ⁶Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. So he tried again. "I'll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep stealers, every one of them. But the sheep didn't listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of. ¹¹"I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd puts the sheep before himself, sacrifices himself if necessary. A hired man is not a real shepherd. The sheep mean nothing to him. He sees a wolf come and runs for it, leaving the sheep to be ravaged and scattered by the wolf. He's only in it for the money. The sheep don't matter to him. ¹⁴"I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They'll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the door: John 10:1, John 10:7, John 14:6, Romans 5:1, Romans 5:2, Ephesians 2:18, Hebrews 10:19-22

and shall: Psalms 23:1-6, Psalms 80:1-3, Psalms 95:7, Psalms 100:3, Psalms 100:4, Isaiah 40:11, Isaiah 49:9, Isaiah 49:10, Ezekiel 34:12-16, Zechariah 10:12

Reciprocal: Exodus 26:36 - hanging Exodus 40:28 - General Exodus 40:33 - hanging Leviticus 1:3 - at the Leviticus 17:4 - bringeth Numbers 9:17 - when the cloud Numbers 27:17 - go out 1 Kings 3:7 - to go 1 Kings 6:31 - doors Psalms 23:5 - preparest Ezekiel 34:14 - feed them Ezekiel 41:2 - the door Ezekiel 46:3 - General Hosea 2:15 - for Matthew 7:13 - at John 8:18 - one John 10:2 - he that John 14:4 - and the Acts 9:28 - coming Hebrews 9:8 - the way Hebrews 10:20 - a new Hebrews 13:15 - him Revelation 22:14 - and may

Cross-References

Genesis 6:4
This was back in the days (and also later) when there were giants in the land. The giants came from the union of the sons of God and the daughters of men. These were the mighty men of ancient lore, the famous ones.

Genesis 6:11
As far as God was concerned, the Earth had become a sewer; there was violence everywhere. God took one look and saw how bad it was, everyone corrupt and corrupting—life itself corrupt to the core.

Genesis 13:13
The people of Sodom were evil—flagrant sinners against God .

Genesis 25:27
The boys grew up. Esau became an expert hunter, an outdoorsman. Jacob was a quiet man preferring life indoors among the tents. Isaac loved Esau because he loved his game, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 27:30
And then right after Isaac had blessed Jacob and Jacob had left, Esau showed up from the hunt. He also had prepared a hearty meal. He came to his father and said, "Let my father get up and eat of his son's game, that he may give me his personal blessing."

2 Chronicles 28:22
But King Ahaz didn't learn his lesson—at the very time that everyone was turning against him, he continued to be against God ! He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus. He had just been defeated by Damascus; he thought, "If I worship the gods who helped Damascus, those gods just might help me, too." But things only went from bad to worse: first Ahaz in ruins and then the country. He cleaned out The Temple of God of everything useful and valuable, boarded up the doors of The Temple, and then went out and set up pagan shrines for his own use all over Jerusalem. And not only in Jerusalem, but all over Judah—neighborhood shrines for worshiping any and every god on sale. And was God ever angry!

Jeremiah 16:16
"Now, watch for what comes next: I'm going to assemble a bunch of fishermen." God 's Decree! "They'll go fishing for my people and pull them in for judgment. Then I'll send out a party of hunters, and they'll hunt them out in all the mountains, hills, and caves. I'm watching their every move. I haven't lost track of a single one of them, neither them nor their sins.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am the door,.... Of the sheep, as before, see John 10:7. The Ethiopic version reads, "I am the true door of the sheep"; which is repeated for further confirmation, and for the sake of introducing what follows:

by me if any man enter in; into the sheepfold, the church,

he shall be saved; not that being in a church, and having submitted to ordinances, will save any, but entering into these, at the right door, or through faith in Christ, such will be saved, according to

Mark 16:16; such shall be saved from sin, the dominion of it, the guilt and condemning power of it, and at last from the being of it; and from the law, its curse and condemnation, and from wrath to come, and from every evil, and every enemy; such are, and for ever shall be, in a safe state, being in Christ, and in his hands, out of which none can pluck them:

and shall go in and out; in allusion to the sheep going in and out of the fold: not that those who come in at the right door, shall go out of the church, or from among the saints again; but this phrase rather denotes the exercises of faith in going unto Christ, and acting upon him, and in coming forth in the outward confession of him, and the performance of good works; or in going unto him, and dealing with his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, and coming out of themselves, and all dependence on their own righteousness; or it may regard the conversation of the saints in the church, their attendance on ordinances, their safety there, their free and open communion one with another, and with Christ, in whose name and strength they do all they do, coming in and out at this door:

and find pasture; green and good pasture; pasture for their souls; the words of faith, and good doctrine; the wholesome words of Christ Jesus; the ordinances, the breasts of consolation; yea, Christ himself, whose flesh is meat indeed, and whose blood is drink indeed: the Persic version renders it, "and shall a pastor", or "shepherd"; see Jeremiah 3:15.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

By me - By my instruction and merits.

Shall be saved - See John 5:24.

Shall go in and out ... - 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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 10:9. I am the door: by me if any man enter, c.] 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.