^10:7So Jesus said to them again, “I tell you the solemn truth,¹⁷ I am the door for the sheep.¹⁸^10:8All who came before me were¹⁹ thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.²⁰^10:9I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out,²¹ and find pasture.²²

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John 10:9: I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

Footnotes

17 Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
18 Or “I am the sheep’s door.”
19 Grk “are” (present tense).
20 Or “the sheep did not hear them.”
21 Since the Greek phrase εἰσέρχομαι καὶ ἐξέρχομαι (eiserchomai kai exerchomai, “come in and go out”) is in some places an idiom for living or conducting oneself in relationship to some community (“to live with, to live among” [cf. Acts 1:21; see also Num 27:17; 2 Chr 1:10]), it may well be that Jesus’ words here look forward to the new covenant community of believers. Another significant NT text is Luke 9:4, where both these verbs occur in the context of the safety and security provided by a given household for the disciples. See also εἰσέρχομαι 1.b.β.
22 That is, pasture land in contrast to cultivated land.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

So Jesus again said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jesus said again, “Truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture.

NLTNew Living Translation

so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me were thieves and robbers. But the true sheep did not listen to them. 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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All those who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep do not listen to them. 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.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

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