Discovery BoxJohn 3:4 
Context3:4 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
ContextJesus 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.
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.”
