King James Version
John 10:1 in the King James Version says “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold , but climbeth up some other way, th...” — study this verse from John chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold , but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.”
John 10:1 · KJV
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold , but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
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“Verily”
G281properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
“Verily”
G281properly, firm, i.e., (figuratively) trustworthy; adverbially, surely (often as interjection, so be it)
“I say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“not”
G3361(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas g3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
“the door”
G2374a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
“into”
G1519to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
“the sheepfold”
G4263something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e., (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
“the same”
G1565that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
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