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Iἐγώamεἰμιthe gate.ἡ θύραIfἐάνanyoneτιςentersεἰσέλθῃthroughδι’me,ἐμοῦhe will be saved,σωθήσεταιandκαὶwill go inεἰσελεύσεταιandκαὶgo outἐξελεύσεταιandκαὶfindεὑρήσειpasture.νομὴν
John 10:9
Study it in the app“I am the gate. If anyone enters through me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and find pasture.”
With the Greek beneath
John 10:9, word by word
- 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- entersεἰσέλθῃeiselthēi
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthēi” appears- he will be savedσωθήσεταιsōthēsetai
save
To rescue from sin and ruin.
Where else “sōthēsetai” appears- go outἐξελεύσεταιexeleusetai
go out
To leave the place where one was and go outside or elsewhere.
Where else “exeleusetai” appears- findεὑρήσειheurēsei
find
To come upon something or someone, after searching or by surprise.
Where else “heurēsei” appears- pastureνομὴνnomēn
pasture
Grassy land where sheep feed: a sure supply of food.
Where else “nomēn” appears
The context
8All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them.
9 · This verse (above)
10The thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy. I came so that they may have life and have it in abundance.
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?