Yohanes 10:1
KonteksJesus as the Good Shepherd
10:1 “I tell you the solemn truth, 1 the one who does not enter the sheepfold 2 by the door, 3 but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
Yohanes 10:8
Konteks10:8 All who came before me were 4 thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 5
[10:1] 1 tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”
[10:1] 2 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).