John 10:6-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
6 Jesus gave them this illustration, but they did not understand(A) what He was telling them.
The Good Shepherd
7 So Jesus said again, “I assure you: I am(B) the door of the sheep.(C) 8 All who came before Me[a] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them. 9 I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 A thief comes only to steal(D) and to kill and to destroy.(E) I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
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- John 10:8 Other mss omit before Me
John 10:6-10
The Message
6-10 Jesus told this simple story, but they had no idea what he was talking about. So he tried again. “I’ll be explicit, then. I am the Gate for the sheep. All those others are up to no good—sheep rustlers, every one of them. But the sheep didn’t listen to them. I am the Gate. Anyone who goes through me will be cared for—will freely go in and out, and find pasture. A thief is only there to steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.
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