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SoοὖνJesusὁ ἸησοῦςsaidΕἶπενto themαὐτοῖςagain,πάλιν“Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνIἐγώamεἰμιthe gateἡ θύραof the sheep.τῶν προβάτων
John 10:7
Study it in the app“So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate of the sheep.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:7, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- saidΕἶπενEipen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Eipen” appears- againπάλινpalin
again
Once more, repeating what came before.
Where else “palin” appears- “TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- amεἰμιeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the gateθύραthyra
open door
An open door: Christ, or a chance from God.
Where else “thyra” appears- of the sheepπροβάτωνprobatōn
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probatōn” appears
The context
6Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things were that he was saying to them.
7 · This verse (above)
8All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them.
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?