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Therefore Jesus said again,
“Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
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All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
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I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.
[a]
They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
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John 10:7 in Other Translations
KJV
7
Then said Jesus unto them again,Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
ESV
7
So Jesus again said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
NLT
7
so he explained it to them: “I tell you the truth, I am the gate for the sheep.
MSG
7
So he tried again. "I'll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep.
CSB
7
So Jesus said again, "I assure you: I am the door of the sheep.
John 10:7-9 In-Context
5
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”
6
Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.
7
Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
8
All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them.
9
I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.They will come in and go out, and find pasture.
10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
11
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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John 6:35
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ver 9
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Jeremiah 23:1,2
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Ezekiel 34:2
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ver 1
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[a].
Or "kept safe"
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