John 10:2 meaning and explanation

But the one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep.

John 10:2, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking in Jerusalem after healing a blind man in chapter 9, and the crowd includes Pharisees who have just challenged Him. He tells a parable about a sheepfold, a walled enclosure with one gate where flocks spend the night.

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