Bible Verses About Door of the Sheep: 12

"Therefore Jesus said again, 'Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.'"

— John 10:7 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about Door of the Sheep want Scripture on Jesus' Good Shepherd discourse title — thyra tōn probatōn, the door / gate of the sheep in John 10:7 and 10:9 — not only a general the Door survey or a Good Shepherd flock list alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about the Door, Bible verses about Good Shepherd, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about salvation, Bible verses about eternal life, Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about worship, and Bible verse of the day. Door of the Sheep here means Jesus' sheepfold gate title — distinct from Door or Good-Shepherd surveys alone.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, "door" / "gate" is θύρα thyra (Strong's G2374; Bible Hub G2374) — a door, gate, or entrance. "Sheep" is πρόβατον probaton (Strong's G4263; Bible Hub G4263) — a sheep. John 10:7 and 10:9 join them: Jesus is the door of the sheep; whoever enters through him will be saved. This list tracks that sheepfold-gate title, not every Door or Shepherd passage alone.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10 presses that Christ is the door of the sheepfold, and that by him alone we enter into a state of grace (Bible Hub MHC John 10; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on John 10). (The Door and Good Shepherd live on those pages; this list centers thyra tōn probatōn.)

12 Bible verses about Door of the Sheep

1. John 10:7. "Therefore Jesus said again, 'Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.'" I am the gate for the sheep. See Bible verses about the Door.

2. John 10:9. "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture." Whoever enters through me will be saved. See Bible verses about salvation.

3. John 10:1. "Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber." Enter by the gate — not another way. See Bible verses about faith.

4. John 10:2. "The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep." The one who enters by the gate. See Bible verses about Jesus.

5. John 10:3. "The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out." The sheep listen to his voice. See Bible verses about hope.

6. Psalm 100:3. "Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture." We are his people, the sheep of his pasture. See Bible verses about worship.

7. Psalm 95:7. "for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if only you would hear his voice," The flock under his care. See Bible verses about God's love.

8. Ezekiel 34:31. "You are my sheep, the sheep of my pasture, and I am your God, declares the Sovereign Lord." You are my sheep… I am your God. See Bible verses about hope.

9. Isaiah 40:11. "He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young." He tends his flock like a shepherd. See Bible verses about Good Shepherd.

10. John 10:16. "I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also. They too will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd." Other sheep… one flock and one shepherd. See Bible verses about eternal life.

11. Hebrews 13:20. "Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep," The great Shepherd of the sheep. See Bible verses about faith.

12. 1 Peter 2:25. "For 'you were like sheep going astray,' but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls." Returned to the Shepherd and Overseer. See Bible verses about salvation.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the Door of the Sheep — not twelve as a grind. If you need Jesus' sheepfold gate title, start at John 10:7. If you need entering and being saved, open John 10:9. If you need the sheep who hear his voice, open John 10:3. For Door more broadly, open Bible verses about the Door. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about Door of the Sheep?

John 10:7 (I am the gate for the sheep) and John 10:9 (whoever enters through me will be saved) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about Door of the Sheep differ from the Door alone?

The Door page surveys gate / entrance language more broadly. This page centers thyra tōn probatōn — Jesus' sheepfold-gate title in John 10 — then cross-links the Door. See Bible verses about the Door.

What do thyra and probaton mean?

Greek thyra (G2374) means door or gate; probaton (G4263) means sheep. Together in John 10 they name Jesus as the door of the sheep.

Is Door of the Sheep the same as Good Shepherd?

Closely related in John 10. The Good Shepherd page surveys shepherd care and laying down life; this page centers the gate-for-the-sheep title and entering by him. See Bible verses about Good Shepherd.

How can I remember these verses?

Read John 10:7, then John 10:9. Thank God that whoever enters through him will be saved. For hope, open Bible verses about hope.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicons: G2374, G4263 (links above).
• Bible Hub Greek: G2374, G4263.
• Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary: John 10 (links above).
• Scripture quotations NIV.