King James Version
John 10:2 in the King James Version says “But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.” — study this verse from John chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.”
John 10:2 · 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.
And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the door”
G2374a portal or entrance (the opening or the closure, literally or figuratively)
“of the sheep”
G4263something that walks forward (a quadruped), i.e., (specially), a sheep (literally or figuratively)
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