I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
- NKJV I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
- NASB I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.
- NLT Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved. They will come and go freely and will find good pastures.
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Quick answer
Jesus repeats that He is the door: whoever enters through Him is saved and finds secure provision. Salvation, safety, and pasture come through Him alone.
Overview
To go 'in and out' and 'find pasture' pictures the freedom, security, and nourishment of the saved. Jesus offers not only entrance but ongoing life and provision. The exclusivity of 'by me' underscores that there is no other way to be saved.
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Cross-references · 14
- John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- Eph 2:18For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
- John 10:7So He said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.
- John 10:1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
- Rom 5:1–2Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Ps 100:3–4Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
- Ps 95:7For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture, the sheep under His care. Today, if you hear His voice,
- Ps 23:1–6A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
- Ezek 34:12–16As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness.
- Isa 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.
- Isa 49:9–10to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.
- Heb 10:19–22Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus,
- Zech 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
- Ps 80:1–3For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies of the Covenant.” A Psalm of Asaph. Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth
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