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To himτούτῳthe gatekeeperὁ θυρωρὸςopens,ἀνοίγειandκαὶthe sheepτὰ πρόβαταhearἀκούειhis voice,τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦandκαὶhe callsφωνεῖhis ownτὰ ἴδιαsheepπρόβαταbyκατ’nameὄνομαandκαὶleadsἐξάγειthemαὐτάout.ἐξάγει
John 10:3
Study it in the app“To him the gatekeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:3, word by word
- the gatekeeperθυρωρὸςthyrōros
doorkeeper
Doorkeeper, gatekeeper.
Where else “thyrōros” appears- opensἀνοίγειanoigei
open
Open.
Where else “anoigei” appears- the sheepπρόβαταprobata
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probata” appears- hearἀκούειakouei
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouei” appears- his voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears- he callsφωνεῖphōnei
call
To call someone, or shout.
Where else “phōnei” appears- his ownἴδιαidia
own
What belongs to someone; their people, their family.
Where else “idia” appears- nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears- leadsἐξάγειexagei
lead out
Lead out, bring out.
Where else “exagei” appears
The context
2But the one who enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.
3 · This verse (above)
4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.
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?