John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:3
To him the porter openeth ,.... There is nothing in the explanation of this parable given by Christ, that directs to the sense of this clause; the allusion cannot be, as some have thought, to great men, who have porters at their gates, to open them, and let in persons that come and knock; since the parable is concerning the sheepfold, and the shepherd, and the sheep that go into it; and therefore must refer to one that at least, at certain times, stood by the door of the sheepfold, and had... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:2
But he that entereth in by the door ,.... With a divine commission, and by a divine authority, who comes not of himself, but is sent; does not take the honour to himself, or thrust in himself, and assume an office to himself, but is called unto it, and invested in it, he is the shepherd of the sheep ; by whom Christ means himself, as is evident from John 10:11 , whose the sheep are, and who takes care of them, and feeds them, as a shepherd does his flock; and which holds true of any... read more