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Butδὲthe one whoὁentersεἰσερχόμενοςthroughδιὰthe gateτῆς θύραςisἐστινthe shepherdποιμήνof the sheep.τῶν προβάτων
John 10:2
Study it in the app“But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:2, word by word
- entersεἰσερχόμενοςeiserchomenos
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiserchomenos” appears- the gateθύραςthyras
door
The opening that closes the entrance of a house, a room or a tomb.
Where else “thyras” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the shepherdποιμήνpoimēn
shepherd of souls
Jesus, the good shepherd, or those who lead believers.
Where else “poimēn” appears- of the sheepπροβάτωνprobatōn
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probatōn” appears
The context
1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold through the gate but climbs in another way, he is a thief and a bandit.
2 · This verse (above)
3To him the gatekeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.
To study John 10 in a group
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?