John 10:1

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

Isa 56:10-12; Jer 14:15; Jer 23:16,17,21,32; Jer 28:15-17; Jer 29:31,32; Eze 13:2-6; Eze 34:2-5; Zec 11:4,5,16,17; Mt 7:15; Mt 23:16-28; Joh 3:3; Joh 10:8,10; Joh 10:9; Ro 10:15; Ro 16:18; 2Co 11:13-15; Eph 4:8-12; Tit 1:11; Heb 5:4; 1Pe 1:10; 2Pe 2:1; 2Pe 2:3,14-19; 1Jo 4:1

¹ tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

² 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).

³ tn Or “entrance.”