John 10:2 “But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.”

John 10:2

But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.

World English Bible

But one who enters in by 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

But he that goeth in by the doore, is the shepheard of the sheepe.

Darby Translation

but he that enters in by the door is [the] shepherd of the sheep.

Young's Literal Translation

and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;

Bible in Basic English

He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.

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Cross references

“he that”

Acts 20:28 John 10:9 1 Timothy 4:14 John 10:7 1 Timothy 3:2–7 Titus 1:5

Acts 20:28 · BSB

Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

John 10:9 · BSB

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

1 Timothy 4:14 · BSB

Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.

John 10:7 · BSB

So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.

1 Timothy 3:2–7 · BSB

An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

Titus 1:5 · BSB

The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.

“the shepherd”

John 10:14 Psalm 23:1 1 Peter 5:4 Isaiah 40:11 Ecclesiastes 12:11 Psalm 80:1

John 10:14 · BSB

I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

Psalm 23:1 · BSB

The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

1 Peter 5:4 · BSB

And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.

Isaiah 40:11 · BSB

He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

Ecclesiastes 12:11 · BSB

The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.

Psalm 80:1 · BSB

Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

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