John 3:4

3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?” ¹ 

John 10:1

Jesus as the Good Shepherd

10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, ²  the one who does not enter the sheepfold ³  by the door, ⁴  but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

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¹ tn The grammatical structure of the question in Greek presupposes a negative reply.

² tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

³ sn There was more than one type of sheepfold in use in Palestine in Jesus’ day. The one here seems to be a courtyard in front of a house (the Greek word used for the sheepfold here, αὐλή [aulh] frequently refers to a courtyard), surrounded by a stone wall (often topped with briars for protection).

⁴ tn Or “entrance.”