John 10:7-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 [a]So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 [b]All who came [before me] are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.
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- 10:7–10 In Jn 10:7–8, the figure is of a gate for the shepherd to come to the sheep; in Jn 10:9–10, the figure is of a gate for the sheep to come in and go out.
- 10:8 [Before me]: these words are omitted in many good early manuscripts and versions.
John 10:7-8
New King James Version
Jesus the Good Shepherd
7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All who ever came [a]before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.
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- John 10:8 M omits before Me
John 10:7-8
King James Version
7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
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