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"Most assuredly, I tell you, he 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.
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A Rebuke to False Leaders
Commentators widely agree that Jesus aimed this parable directly at the religious leaders of His day, the Pharisees. By calling those who don't enter by the door 'thieves and robbers,' He was exposing them as illegitimate shepherds who sought personal gain rather than the good of the flock. This serves as a timeless warning to evaluate leaders based on their connection to Christ, not their titles or positions.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Truly, truly. (See Barnes on John 3:3).
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19th Century
Anglican
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Baptist
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 …
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16th Century
Protestant
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Verily, verily, I say to you To the Scribes and Pharisees, who had taken it ill that they should be thought to be blind; and w…
Here is a parable or similitude, taken from the customs of the East, in the management of sheep.
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13th Century
Catholic
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