John 10:7

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 10:1-18

It is not certain whether this discourse was at the feast of dedication in the winter (spoken of John 10:22), which may be taken as the date, not only of what follows, but of what goes before (that which countenances this is, that Christ, in his discourse there, carries on the metaphor of the sheep, John 10:26, 27, whence it seems that that discourse and this were at the same time); or whether this was a continuation of his parley with the Pharisees, in the close of the foregoing chapter. The... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 10:7-10

10:7-10 So Jesus said to them again: "This is the truth I tell you--I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If any man enter in through me, he will be saved, and he will go in and out, and he will find pasture. The thief comes only to kill and to steal and to destroy; I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." The Jews did not understand the meaning of the story... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:7

I am the door of the sheep - It is through me only that a man can have a lawful entrance into the ministry; and it is through me alone that mankind can be saved. Instead of, I am the door, the Sahidic version reads, I am the shepherd; but this reading is found in no other version, nor in any MS. It is evidently a mistake of the scribe. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:7

Verse 7 7.I am the door. If this explanation had not been added, the whole discourse would have been allegorical. He now explains more clearly what was the chief part of the parable when he declares that he is the door The amount of what is stated is, that the principal point of all spiritual doctrine, on which souls are fed, consists in Christ. Hence also Paul, one of the shepherds, says: I reckon nothing to be worth knowing but Jesus Christ, (1 Corinthians 2:2.) And this mode of expression... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:1-21

5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malignants. These men, claiming to be infallible guides of the ignorant, to be veritable shepherds of the flock of God, had ignored the advent of the true and good Shepherd, had opposed the Divine call and supreme claim of the Messiah, had set themselves to disturb and dislocate the relations between him and those who saw his glory... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:7

Jesus therefore ( οὖν , with its resumptive force, introduces the effect upon Christ of the unsusceptible character of the Pharisees). Some pause may have occurred, during which these men displayed their bitter feeling and utter lack of appreciation, and he proceeds first to give them an explanation of the words, which should leave them in no doubt as to one emphatic meaning which they contained; Said f2 again unto them, I am the Door of the sheep, This exposition of the allegory... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:7-9

Christ as the Door. Notice— I. THE POSITION OF CHRIST IN RELATION TO SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS . "I am the Door." 1. He is the Medium of admission to these blessings . 2. He is the only Medium of admission to spiritual blessings . II. THE CONDITION ON WHICH THESE BLESSINGS ARE TO BE ENJOYED . "By me if any man enter in." This involves: 1. Full recognition of Christ ' s authority as the medium of admission , lie is the Door,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:7-10

(2) Allegory of the door and the fold , in which Christ claims to be "the Door of the sheep ." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:7-10

Allegory of the door. The Jews could not understand the previous allegory. Our Lord utters another, which carries the truth to a higher point. I. CHRIST IS THE WAY OF SALVATION TO THE BELIEVER . "I am the Door of the sheep." 1. He is the Door of access to the Father . ( Ephesians 2:18 .) 2. He is the Door to heaven itself . ( John 14:2 .) 3. The Door is ever open . 4. It may be strait , but those who enter will assuredly be saved . ... read more

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