John 10:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.” 6 Although Jesus used this figure of speech,[a] they did not realize what he was trying to tell them.
7 [b]So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep.
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- 10:6 Figure of speech: John uses a different word for illustrative speech than the “parable” of the synoptics, but the idea is similar.
- 10:7–10 In Jn 10:7–8, the figure is of a gate for the shepherd to come to the sheep; in Jn 10:9–10, the figure is of a gate for the sheep to come in and go out.
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