John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:8
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers ,.... This must be understood with some restrictions, not of every individual person, nor of every individual prophet or shepherd; not of Moses, nor of the prophets of the Lord, nor of John the Baptist, who came immediately before Christ, was his harbinger, and prepared his way; but of those prophets who came, and were not sent of God, and so did not come in by the door; of the shepherds of Israel, who fed themselves, and not the flock,... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:7
Then said Jesus unto them again ,.... By way of explanation of the above parable, since they did not understand it: verily, verily, I say unto you ; this is certainly truth, and what may be depended on as such, whether it will be believed or not: I am the door of the sheep ; and of none but them; not of goats, dogs, or swine; none but sheep enter at this door; and all the sheep do sooner or later: Christ is the door to them, by which they enter into a visible church state, and are... read more