John 10:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So Jesus said again, Truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 14:6 : 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.
  • Eph 2:18 : 18 Because through him the two of us are able to come near in one Spirit to the Father.
  • John 10:9 : 9 I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.
  • John 10:1 : 1 Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.
  • Heb 10:19-22 : 19 So then, my brothers, being able to go into the holy place without fear, because of the blood of Jesus, 20 By the new and living way which he made open for us through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having a great priest over the house of God, 22 Let us go in with true hearts, in certain faith, having our hearts made free from the sense of sin and our bodies washed with clean water:
  • Luke 15:4-6 : 4 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if one of them gets loose and goes away, will not let the ninety-nine be in the waste land by themselves, and go after the wandering one, till he sees where it is? 5 And when he has got it again, he takes it in his arms with joy. 6 And when he gets back to his house, he sends for his neighbours and friends, saying to them, Be glad with me, for I have got back my sheep which had gone away.
  • Ps 79:13 : 13 So we your people, and the sheep of your flock, will give you glory for ever: we will go on praising you through all generations.
  • Ps 95:7 : 7 For he is our God; and we are the people to whom he gives food, and the sheep of his flock. Today, if you would only give ear to his voice!
  • Ps 100:3 : 3 Be certain that the Lord is God; it is he who has made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep to whom he gives food.
  • Isa 53:6 : 6 We all went wandering like sheep; going every one of us after his desire; and the Lord put on him the punishment of us all.
  • Ezek 34:31 : 31 And you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God, says the Lord.

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  • John 10:8-17
    10 verses
    87%

    8 All who came before me are thieves and outlaws: but the sheep did not give ear to them.

    9 I am the door: if any man goes in through me he will have salvation, and will go in and go out, and will get food.

    10 The thief comes only to take the sheep and to put them to death: he comes for their destruction: I have come so that they may have life and have it in greater measure.

    11 I am the good keeper of sheep: the good keeper gives his life for the sheep.

    12 He who is a servant, and not the keeper or the owner of the sheep, sees the wolf coming and goes in flight, away from the sheep; and the wolf comes down on them and sends them in all directions:

    13 Because he is a servant he has no interest in the sheep.

    14 I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,

    15 Even as the Father has knowledge of me and I of the Father; and I am giving my life for the sheep.

    16 And I have other sheep which are not of this field: I will be their guide in the same way, and they will give ear to my voice, so there will be one flock and one keeper.

    17 For this reason am I loved by the Father, because I give up my life so that I may take it again.

  • John 10:1-6
    6 verses
    86%

    1 Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.

    2 He who goes in by the door is the keeper of the sheep.

    3 The porter lets him in; and the sheep give ear to his voice; he says over the names of the sheep, and takes them out.

    4 When he has got them all out, he goes before them, and the sheep go after him, for they have knowledge of his voice.

    5 They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.

    6 In this Jesus was teaching them in the form of a story: but what he said was not clear to them.

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    25 Jesus said in answer, I have said it and you have no belief: the works which I do in my Father's name, these give witness about me.

    26 But you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.

    27 My sheep give ear to my voice, and I have knowledge of them, and they come after me:

    28 And I give them eternal life; they will never come to destruction, and no one will ever take them out of my hand.

  • 6 Jesus said to him, I am the true and living way: no one comes to the Father but by me.

  • 12 Then again Jesus said to them, I am the light of the world; he who comes with me will not be walking in the dark but will have the light of life.

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    24 Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.

    25 When the master of the house has got up, and the door has been shut, and you, still outside, give blows on the door, saying, Lord, let us in; he will make answer and say, I have no knowledge of where you come from.

  • 7 For this cause, O keepers of the flock, give ear to the word of the Lord:

  • 58 Jesus said to them, Truly I say to you, Before Abraham came into being, I am.

  • John 18:7-8
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    69%

    7 So again he put the question to them, Who are you looking for? And they said, Jesus the Nazarene.

    8 Jesus made answer, I have said that I am he; if you are looking for me, let these men go away.

  • Matt 7:13-14
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    69%

    13 Go in by the narrow door; for wide is the door and open is the way which goes to destruction, and great numbers go in by it.

    14 For narrow is the door and hard the road to life, and only a small number make discovery of it.

  • 20 This is the door of the Lord's house; the workers of righteousness will go in through it.

  • 30 I and my Father are one.

  • 33 Then Jesus said, I will be with you a little longer and then I go to him who sent me.

  • John 8:23-24
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    23 And he said to them, You are of the earth; I am from heaven: you are of this world; I am not of this world.

    24 For this reason I said to you that death will overtake you in your sins: for if you have not faith that I am he, death will come to you while you are in your sins.

  • 26 And after eight days, his disciples were again in the house and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were shut, Jesus came, and taking his place in the middle of them, he said, May peace be with you!

  • 28 I came out from the Father and have come into the world: again, I go away from the world and go to the Father.

  • 26 Jesus said to her, I, who am talking to you, am he.

  • 2 And the Lord said to me, This doorway is to be shut, it is not to be open, and no man is to go in by it, because the Lord, the God of Israel, has gone in by it; and it is to be shut.

  • 21 Then he said to them again, I am going away and you will be looking for me, but death will overtake you in your sins. It is not possible for you to come where I am going.

  • 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The Lord takes care of me as his sheep; I will not be without any good thing.

  • John 6:47-48
    2 verses
    68%

    47 Truly I say to you, He who has faith in me has eternal life.

    48 I am the bread of life.

  • 31 And you are my sheep, the sheep of my grass-lands, and I am your God, says the Lord.

  • 26 I have much to say about you and against you: but he who sent me is true and what he has said to me I say to the world.

  • 25 Jesus said to her, I am myself that day and that life; he who has faith in me will have life even if he is dead;

  • 51 And he said to him, Truly I say to you all, You will see heaven opening and God's angels going up and coming down on the Son of man.

  • 3 And he made a story for them, saying,

  • 16 Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.

  • 5 Their answer was, Jesus the Nazarene. Jesus said, I am he. And Judas, who was false to him, was there at their side.