Passage

John 10.9

Book: John · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

7. Jesus therefore said unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. 8. All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

9. 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.

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. 11. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd layeth down his life for the sheep. (John 10:7-11, ASV)

WEB

7. Jesus therefore said to them again, “Most certainly, I tell you, I am the sheep’s door. 8. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.

9. 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.

The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. I came that they may have life, and may have it abundantly. 11. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (John 10:7-11, WEB)

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.

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.

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

7. Jesus said therefore again to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep; 8. all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;

9. 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.

'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. 11. 'I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd his life layeth down for the sheep; (John 10:7-11, YLT)

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Setting

Speaker: TBD
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Time period: TBD

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.

G4982 - sozo, sozo, Strong's G4982
G1510 - eimi, eimi, Strong's G1510

Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Jesus is Jacobs Ladder, via John 10.7-9

Concepts:

Jesus Said, via John 10

Lexicon:

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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