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They will come in and go out, and find pasture. <a href="/nlt/john/10.htm">New Living Translation</a> Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures. <a href="/esv/john/10.htm">English Standard Version</a> I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and will go out and will find pasture. <a href="/kjv/john/10.htm">King James Bible</a> I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. <a href="/nkjv/john/10.htm">New King James Version</a> I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/nasb_/john/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/nasb/john/10.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/nasb77/john/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. <a href="/lsb/john/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/amp/john/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be saved [and will live forever], and will go in and out [freely], and find pasture (spiritual security). <a href="/csb/john/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/hcsb/john/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/asv/john/10.htm">American Standard Version</a> I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture. <a href="/cev/john/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I am the gate. All who come in through me will be saved. Through me they will come and go and find pasture. <a href="/erv/john/10.htm">English Revised Version</a> I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture. <a href="/gwt/john/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I am the gate. Those who enter the sheep pen through me will be saved. They will go in and out of the sheep pen and find food. <a href="/gnt/john/10.htm">Good News Translation</a> I am the gate. Those who come in by me will be saved; they will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/isv/john/10.htm">International Standard Version</a> I'm the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved. He'll come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/msb/john/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/net/john/10.htm">NET Bible</a> I am the door. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will come in and go out, and find pasture. <a href="/nheb/john/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out, and will find pasture. <a href="/wbt/john/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> I am the door: by me if any man shall enter he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. <a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I am the Door. If any one enters by me, he will find safety, and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/web/john/10.htm">World English Bible</a> I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/john/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> I AM the door, if anyone may come in through Me, he will be saved, and he will come in, and go out, and find pasture. <a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> I am the door. If anyone enters in by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and will go out and will find pasture. <a href="/ylt/john/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture. <a href="/slt/john/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> I am the door: if any come in through me, he shall be saved, and he shall me in, and go out, and find pasture.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/john/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in, and go out, and shall find pastures. <a href="/cpdv/john/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> I am the door. If anyone has entered through me, he will be saved. And he shall go in and go out, and he shall find pastures. <a href="/nabre/john/10.htm">New American Bible</a> I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/nrsvce/john/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/john/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> I am the door; if any man enter by me, he shall live, and he shall come in and go out and find pasture. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> “I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Gate; if anyone will enter by me, he shall live and shall go in and out and shall find the pasture.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/john/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> I am the door: if any one enters through me, he shall be saved; and he shall go in and out, and find pasture. <a href="/godbey/john/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>I am the door: if any one may enter in through me, he shall be saved; he shall go in and come out, and find pasture.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/john/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved; and shall go in and out, and find pasture. <a href="/mace/john/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a> I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved; he shall go in and out, and find pasture. <a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> I am the Door. If any one enters by me, he will find safety, and will go in and out and find pasture. <a href="/worrell/john/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>I am the door; through Me if any one enter, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and find pasture.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/john/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> <FR>I am the door: by me if any <Fr>man<FR> enter in, he shall be saved; and shall go in and out, and find pasture.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/john/10-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3590" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Jesus the Good Shepherd</a> …8All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9<a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: egō (PPro-N1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">I</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: eimi (V-PIA-1S) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">am</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2374.htm" title="2374: thyra (N-NFS) -- (a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity. Apparently a primary word; a portal or entrance.">gate.</a> <a href="/greek/1437.htm" title="1437: ean (Conj) -- If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc.">If</a> <a href="/greek/5100.htm" title="5100: tis (IPro-NMS) -- Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object.">anyone</a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiselthē (V-ASA-3S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">enters</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me,</a> <a href="/greek/4982.htm" title="4982: sōthēsetai (V-FIP-3S) -- To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect.">he will be saved.</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1525.htm" title="1525: eiseleusetai (V-FIM-3S) -- To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.">He will come in</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1831.htm" title="1831: exeleusetai (V-FIM-3S) -- To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue.">go out</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2147.htm" title="2147: heurēsei (V-FIA-3S) -- A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find.">find</a> <a href="/greek/3542.htm" title="3542: nomēn (N-AFS) -- (a) pasture, pasturage, (b) met: growth, increase. Feminine from the same as nomos; pasture, i.e. feeding, or pasturage.">pasture.</a> 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. <a href="/acts/4-12.htm">Acts 4:12</a> Salvation exists in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” <a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a> Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it. <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a> For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a> Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst. <a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a> Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.” <a href="/romans/5-2.htm">Romans 5:2</a> through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. <a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm">Ephesians 2:18</a> For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit. <a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-20</a> Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, / by the new and living way opened for us through the curtain of His body, <a href="/revelation/3-8.htm">Revelation 3:8</a> I know your deeds. Behold, I have placed before you an open door, which no one can shut. I know that you have only a little strength, yet you have kept My word and have not denied My name. <a href="/isaiah/26-2.htm">Isaiah 26:2</a> Open the gates so a righteous nation may enter—one that remains faithful. <a href="/psalms/118-20.htm">Psalm 118:20</a> This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it. <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Isaiah 45:22</a> Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. <a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-3</a> “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods. / Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David. <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a> For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. / I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.the door.<a href="/john/10-1.htm">John 10:1,7</a> Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber… <a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a> Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.<a href="/romans/5-1.htm">Romans 5:1,2</a> Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: … and shall.<a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1-6</a> A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want… <a href="/psalms/80-1.htm">Psalm 80:1-3</a> To the chief Musician upon ShoshannimEduth, A Psalm of Asaph. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth… <a href="/psalms/95-7.htm">Psalm 95:7</a> For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice,<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/10-7.htm">Door</a> <a href="/john/10-1.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/john/10-2.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/john/8-21.htm">Find</a> <a href="/john/6-58.htm">Food</a> <a href="/john/10-7.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/john/10-4.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/hosea/2-18.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/john/5-34.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/john/5-34.htm">Saved</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/18-16.htm">Door</a> <a href="/john/18-28.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/14-24.htm">Enters</a> <a href="/john/18-38.htm">Find</a> <a href="/john/21-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Gate</a> <a href="/john/10-12.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/2_timothy/2-17.htm">Pasture</a> <a href="/acts/5-23.htm">Safety</a> <a href="/john/12-47.htm">Salvation</a> <a href="/john/11-12.htm">Saved</a><div class="vheading2">John 10</div>1. <a href="/john/10-1.htm">Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.</a> 19. <a href="/john/10-19.htm">Diverse opinions of him.</a> 23. <a href="/john/10-23.htm">He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;</a> 31. <a href="/john/10-31.htm">escapes the Jews;</a> 39. <a href="/john/10-39.htm">and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>I am the gate. In this declaration, Jesus identifies Himself as the exclusive means of access to spiritual safety and eternal life. The imagery of a gate or door is significant in the context of ancient Near Eastern shepherding practices, where a shepherd would often serve as the literal gate to a sheepfold, lying across the entrance to protect the sheep. This metaphor emphasizes Jesus' role as the protector and mediator between God and humanity. The concept of Jesus as the sole entry point aligns with His other "I am" statements, such as "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), underscoring His unique and divine authority.If anyone enters through Me, This phrase highlights the inclusivity of the offer of salvation, available to "anyone" who chooses to enter through Jesus. It reflects the universal call of the Gospel, transcending ethnic, cultural, and social boundaries. The act of entering "through Me" signifies faith in Jesus as the Messiah and acceptance of His redemptive work. This echoes the invitation found in <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a>, "Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."he will be saved. The promise of salvation is central to the Christian faith, encompassing deliverance from sin and its consequences, including eternal separation from God. This assurance of salvation is a recurring theme in the New Testament, as seen in passages like <a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9</a>, "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." The certainty of salvation through Jesus alone is a cornerstone of Christian doctrine.He will come in and go out This phrase suggests freedom and security for those who are in Christ. In the context of shepherding, sheep that can "come in and go out" are under the care of a trustworthy shepherd, free from fear of predators or thieves. Spiritually, this represents the believer's liberty in Christ, as well as the assurance of His constant presence and protection. It reflects the peace and confidence found in <a href="/psalms/121-8.htm">Psalm 121:8</a>, "The LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."and find pasture. Finding pasture symbolizes provision, sustenance, and spiritual nourishment. In the agrarian society of biblical times, green pastures were essential for the well-being of sheep, representing abundance and care. Spiritually, this imagery points to the fulfillment and satisfaction found in a relationship with Christ, as He provides for the needs of His followers. This is reminiscent of <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1-2</a>, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures." Jesus, as the Good Shepherd, ensures that His flock is well-fed and cared for, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a> The speaker of this verse, identifying Himself as "the gate," emphasizing His role as the sole means of salvation and access to spiritual nourishment. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_sheep.htm">The Sheep</a> Symbolic of believers who follow Jesus, entering through Him to receive salvation and sustenance. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_gate.htm">The Gate</a> A metaphor for Jesus, illustrating His function as the entry point to salvation and the Kingdom of God. 4. <a href="/topical/p/pasture.htm">Pasture</a> Represents spiritual nourishment, safety, and the abundant life that Jesus provides to those who follow Him. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_fold.htm">The Fold</a> The community of believers, the Church, where safety and fellowship are found through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/j/jesus_as_the_exclusive_path_to_salvation.htm">Jesus as the Exclusive Path to Salvation</a> Emphasize the exclusivity of Christ as the only way to salvation, rejecting any notion of multiple paths to God. <a href="/topical/s/security_and_freedom_in_christ.htm">Security and Freedom in Christ</a> Believers find true freedom and security in Jesus, able to "come in and go out" without fear, knowing they are under His protection. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_nourishment_and_growth.htm">Spiritual Nourishment and Growth</a> Just as sheep find pasture, believers find spiritual nourishment and growth through a relationship with Christ and His Word. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_church_community.htm">The Role of the Church Community</a> The fold represents the Church, where believers gather for mutual support, teaching, and encouragement in their walk with Christ. <a href="/topical/l/living_the_abundant_life.htm">Living the Abundant Life</a> Jesus promises an abundant life, not in material wealth, but in spiritual richness, peace, and fulfillment found in Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 10</a> <a href="/q/how_to_enter_the_narrow_gate.htm">How can one enter through the narrow gate?</a> <a href="/q/is_there_evidence_jesus_is_'the_gate'.htm">How can Jesus claim to be “the gate” (John 10:7–9), and is there any historical or archaeological evidence for such an assertion? </a> <a href="/q/what_did_jesus_mean_by_'the_door'.htm">What did Jesus mean by "I am the Door"?</a> <a href="/q/does_'terrible_army'_imply_hyperbole.htm">(Song of Solomon 6:4,10) Does comparing a lover to a “terrible army with banners” suggest hyperbole that conflicts with a literal reading of the text? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) By me if any man enter in.--He returns to the thought of the door, through which every true shepherd must himself enter the fold. The thought is parallel to that of the "strait gate" and "narrow way," in <a href="/context/matthew/7-13.htm" title="Enter you in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leads to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:">Matthew 7:13-14</a>, and with St. Paul's thought in <a href="/romans/5-2.htm" title="By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.">Romans 5:2</a>, and <a href="/ephesians/2-18.htm" title="For through him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.">Ephesians 2:18</a>. No one can really enter the fold and become a shepherd of the flock who does not seek to do so through the character and life and death of Christ--i.e., to devote himself in entire self-sacrifice to the sheep whom he seeks to lead; to live in unfailing prayer to and communion with God, whose the sheep are; to find for himself as for them "the access through Christ Jesus by one Spirit unto the Father." We may not narrow the door to the fold, nor yet may we widen it. He is the Door. No shepherd may enter unless through Him.He shall be saved.--The words refer primarily to the dangers without the fold from which he shall be delivered. (See the striking parallel in <a href="/1_corinthians/3-15.htm" title="If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.">1Corinthians 3:15</a>, and Note there.) But in the wider thought they include the salvation from sin which is in this life to be realised, and is a necessary qualification for the pastor's work.And shall go in and out, and find pasture.--The fold will ever be open to him who enters by the Door. He will have perfect freedom to enter, whenever storm or danger or night approaches. He will lead out and find pasture for his flock. In the devotion of his service, and in communion with God, he will daily have an increasing knowledge of truths new and old, and the truths which he learns he will give as food for the souls of men.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 9. - I am the Door: by me - by living relation to me - if any man; i.e. either shepherd or sheep, for in this part of the interpretation they are not distinguished, and they alike need "salvation" and "pasture." By me if any man enter, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. "Salvation" here spoken of refers primarily to deliverance from dangers, protection from the ravenous wolves without the fold, and from false shepherds within. "Go in and out" is a phrase frequently used "to denote the free use of an abode by one who is at home in the house" (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-6.htm">Deuteronomy 28:6</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/31-2.htm">Deuteronomy 31:2</a>; <a href="/acts/1-21.htm">Acts 1:21</a>). The believer who enters into fellowship with God, and is "saved," does not "go in and out" of that state, but can as a child share by turns the Divine repose of the home, and the high privilege of his sonship in the world. "He claims his share in the inheritance of the world, secure of his home" (Westcott). <a href="/commentaries/john/10-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>I ἐγώ (egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am εἰμι (eimi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. the ἡ (hē) Article - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. gate. θύρα (thyra) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2374.htm">Strong's 2374: </a> (a) a door, (b) met: an opportunity. Apparently a primary word; a portal or entrance. If ἐάν (ean) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1437.htm">Strong's 1437: </a> If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. anyone τις (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5100.htm">Strong's 5100: </a> Any one, some one, a certain one or thing. An enclitic indefinite pronoun; some or any person or object. enters εἰσέλθῃ (eiselthē) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. Me, ἐμοῦ (emou) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. he will be saved. σωθήσεται (sōthēsetai) Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4982.htm">Strong's 4982: </a> To save, heal, preserve, rescue. From a primary sos; to save, i.e. Deliver or protect. He will come in εἰσελεύσεται (eiseleusetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1525.htm">Strong's 1525: </a> To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. go out ἐξελεύσεται (exeleusetai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1831.htm">Strong's 1831: </a> To go out, come out. From ek and erchomai; to issue. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. find εὑρήσει (heurēsei) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2147.htm">Strong's 2147: </a> A prolonged form of a primary heuro, which heureo is used for it in all the tenses except the present and imperfect to find. pasture. νομὴν (nomēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3542.htm">Strong's 3542: </a> (a) pasture, pasturage, (b) met: growth, increase. 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