But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
and he who is entering through the door is shepherd of the sheep;
but he that enters in by the door is [the] shepherd of the sheep.
John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 23:1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
leads to
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Through
Acts 20:28Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
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Be shepherds of God’s flock that is among you, watching over them not out of compulsion, but because it is God’s will; not out of greed, but out of eagerness;
Pay close attention to your life and to your teaching. Persevere in these things, for by so doing you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
Through
Isaiah 40:11He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
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For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
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The verses this one reaches12
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,
Keep watch over yourselves and the entire flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.
I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given you through the prophecy spoken over you at the laying on of the hands of the elders.
Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no compassion on them.
13 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Cross-references are drawn from classic Bible study tools and open, shareable Bible data.
Voices4
"But he who enters through the door is the shepherd of the sheep:" he enters through the door who enters through truth. Concerning this entrance, First Thessalonians two: "You yourselves know, brethren, our entrance to you"; and it is added there: "For neither at any …
But he that entereth in by the door,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
He that entereth in by the door - Observe here the marks, qualities, and duties of a good pastor; The first mark is, that he has a lawful entrance into the ministry by the internal call of Christ, namely, by an impulse proceeding from his Spirit, upon considerations which respect only his glory, and upon motives which aim at nothing but the good of his Church, the salvation of souls, the doing the will of God, and the sacrificing himself entirely to his service, and to that of the meanest of his flock.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
The preface to this discourse is solemn: Verily, verily, I say unto you,--Amen, amen. This vehement asseveration intimates the certainty and weight of what he said; we find amen doubled in the church's praises and prayers, Ps. xli. If we would have our amens accepted in heaven, let Christ's amens be prevailing on earth; his repeated amens.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
