John 10:10

"I am the door. If anyone enters in by me, he will be saved, and will go in and go out and will find pasture."

Key Reflection

In first-century Palestine, a shepherd used a low door or opening to secure his flock within the sheepfold at night. The image of Jesus as "the door" would have resonated deeply with his audience, emphasizing his role in providing safe passage and security for believers. By saying that those who enter through him will be saved, Jesus highlights himself as the means by which one gains eternal life, contrasting with false teachers or leaders who might lead astray.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 10. The thief cometh not, &c. The thief has no other design in coming but to plunder. So false teachers have no other end in view but to enrich or aggrandize themselves. I am come that they might have life. See Barnes "Joh 5:24". Might have it more abundantly. Literally, that they may have abundance, or that which abounds. The word denotes that which is not absolutely essential to life, but which is superadded to make life happy. They shall not merely have life--simple, bare existence-- but they shall have all those superadded things which are needful to make that life eminently blessed and happy.

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