# John 10.9

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**Book:** [John](/codex/john-the-apostle/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 7. Jesus therefore said unto them again, <span class="rl-speech">Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.</span>
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> **9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.</span>**
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> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep.</span> (John 10:7-11, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 7. Jesus therefore said to them again, <span class="rl-speech">“Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door.</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.</span>
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> **9. <span class="rl-speech">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.</span>**
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> 10. <span class="rl-speech">The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.</span> (John 10:7-11, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 7. Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
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> **9. I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.**
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> 10. The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. 11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep. (John 10:7-11, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 7. Jesus said therefore again to them, <span class="rl-speech">'Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep;</span> 8. <span class="rl-speech">all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;</span>
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> **9. <span class="rl-speech">I am the door, through me if any one may come in, he shall be saved, and he shall come in, and go out, and find pasture.</span>**
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> 10. <span class="rl-speech">'The thief doth not come, except that he may steal, and kill, and destroy; I came that they may have life, and may have [it] abundantly.</span> 11. <span class="rl-speech">'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep;</span> (John 10:7-11, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Jesus Said](/codex/jesus-said/), via [John 10](/codex/john-10/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1510 - eimi](/codex/g1510-eimi/)
- [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.