10:7 So Jesus said to them again, “I tell you the solemn truth, 1 I am the door for the sheep. 2
10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, 3 the one who does not enter the sheepfold 4 by the door, 5 but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
10:11 “I am the good 6 shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life 7 for the sheep.
1 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
2 tn Or “I am the sheep’s door.”
3 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
4 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).
5 tn Or “entrance.”
5 tn Or “model” (see R. E. Brown, John [AB], 1:386, who argues that “model” is a more exact translation of καλός [kalos] here).
6 tn Or “The good shepherd dies willingly.”
7 tn Or “I die willingly.”
8 tn Or “on behalf of” or “for the sake of.”