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Berean Standard Bible

““Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.”

John 10:1

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John 10 flows straight out of chapter 9, where Jesus healed a man born blind and the Pharisees threw that man out of the synagogue. Jesus now speaks to those same leaders using the everyday picture of a walled sheepfold where several flocks spent the night under a gatekeeper's watch.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.

World English Bible (WEB)

“Most certainly, I tell you, one who doesn’t enter by the door into the sheep fold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Truly I say to you, He who does not go through the door into the place where the sheep are kept, but gets in by some other way, is a thief and an outlaw.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

'Verily, verily, I say to you, He who is not entering through the door to the fold of the sheep, but is going up from another side, that one is a thief and a robber;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

DE cierto, de cierto os digo: El que no entra por la puerta en el corral de las ovejas, mas sube por otra parte, el tal es ladrón y robador.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Jesús dijo:«Es verdad que para entrar al redil de las ovejas hay que entrar por la puerta, porque el que salta por otro lado es un ladrón y un bandido.

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