John 10:9 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

⁹ I am the gate; if anyone enters [the corral] through me, he will be saved [i.e., from condemnation], and will find pasture [i.e., will receive spiritual nurturing].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ I am the Door; anyone who enters in through Me will be saved (will live). He will come in and he will go out [freely], and will find pasture.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and go out, and shall find pasture.

Common English Bible

⁹ I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out and find pasture.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ I am the door. If anyone has entered through me, he will be saved. And he shall go in and go out, and he shall find pastures.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ I am the door. By me, if any man enter in, he shall be saved: and he shall go in, and go out, and shall find pastures.

John 10:9 Cross References

John 10:1

“Truly, truly, I tell you, the person who does not enter the sheep corral through the gate, but climbs over another way [i.e., over the fence], is a thief and a robber. [Note: “Thief” suggests quiet subtlety, while “robber” suggests open aggression].

John 10:3

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out [of the corral].

John 10:7

So, Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep [i.e., to enter the corral].

John 14:6

Jesus answered him, “I am the way [to God], and the truth [to believe], and the life [to live]. No one can go to the Father, except through [believing in] me.

Ephesians 2:18

For through Him we [Jews and Gentiles] both have access to the Father by means of one Holy Spirit.