John 10:7-10

⁷ Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

⁸ All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

⁹ I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture.

¹⁰ The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.

door of the sheep (v. 7) — The only way to become a member of His flock is through Him.

all who ever came before Me (v.  8) — all who claim a higher position than Him. Any, like the Pharisees (9:16, 24), who claimed to know more than Christ and denied His Messianic authority. (Perhaps the Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes were the three false shepherds prophesied in Zechariah 11:8 who misled the Jews before Christ came.

I am the door (v.  9) — in anticipation of His death and resurrection. It is by these, and not by His earthly ministry, that He brings salvation.

will go in and out (v.  9) — perhaps the liberty of the saved as opposed to the law (the fold); or, life without fear. (Deuteronomy 28:6; Psalm 121:8).

thief (v. 10) — one whose intention is to hurt the sheep. Uses stealth.

door (v. 1) — the way into Judaism

door (v. 7) — the way out of Judaism

door (v. 9) — salvation to Jew

If anyone enters by Me (v. 10) — we can’t enter without His assistance (John 15:5).