John 10:6
This similitude spake Jesus to them, and they knew not what the things were that he was speaking to them;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
7Jesus said therefore again to them, 'Verily, verily, I say to you — I am the door of the sheep;
Cross References
Psalms 82:5They knew not, nor do they understand, In darkness they walk habitually, Moved are all the foundations of earth.
Proverbs 28:5Evil men understand not judgment, And those seeking Jehovah understand all.
Isaiah 56:11And the dogs [are] strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they [are] shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
Matthew 13:13'Because of this, in similes do I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
John 6:52The Jews, therefore, were striving with one another, saying, 'How is this one able to give us [his] flesh to eat?'
John 7:36what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'
Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19
The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →