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John 10:2-3
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The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
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The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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John 10:2 in Other Translations
KJV
2
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
ESV
2
But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
NLT
2
But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
MSG
2
The shepherd walks right up to the gate.
CSB
2
The one who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
John 10:2-3 In-Context
1
“Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber.
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The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
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When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
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But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
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Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
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1.
ver 11,14;
Mark 6:34
2.
ver 4,5,14,16,27
3.
ver 4,5,14,16,27
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