Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily I say unto you, I am that door of the sheep.

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Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am(A) the gate(B) for the sheep.

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[a]I am that door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall [b]go in, and go out, and find pasture.

10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and have it in abundance.

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  1. John 10:9 Only Christ is the true Pastor, and that only is the true Church, which acknowledgeth him to be properly their only Pastor: To him are opposite thieves which feed not the sheep, but kill them: and hirelings also, which forsake the flock in time of danger, because they feed it only for their own profit and gains.
  2. John 10:9 That is, shall live safely: so use the Jews to speak, as Deut. 26:6, and yet there is a peculiar alluding to the shepherd’s office.

I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] 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,(A) and have it to the full.(B)

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  1. John 10:9 Or kept safe