John 3:28

3:28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ ¹  but rather, ‘I have been sent before him.’

John 10:1

Jesus as the Good Shepherd

10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, ²  the one who does not enter the sheepfold ³  by the door, ⁴  but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

[3:28]  ¹ tn Or “the Messiah” (Both Greek “Christ” and Hebrew and Aramaic “Messiah” mean “one who has been anointed”).

[10:1]  ² tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

[10:1]  ³ 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).

[10:1]  ⁴ tn Or “entrance.”