But one who enters in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep--a true, divinely recognized shepherd.
Verse 2. He that entereth by the door. This was the way in which a shepherd had access to his flock. In Jesus says he is the door. In this place he refers to those who by him--that is, in accordance with his spirit and law--become ministers of religion. Is the shepherd of the sheep.
The Pharisees claimed to be the church's true pastors and treated Christ as an intruder with no commission from them. But His doubled amen, Amen, amen, stamps this teaching with absolute weight: whoever does not enter by the gate but climbs another way is a thief and robber, bent on mischief and damage to the flock.
AI summary
Commenting on John 10:1-18