Bible verses about "doorkeeper" | Thomson

¹⁰ Now the day of the Lord will come, as a thief at night, when the heavens with a crashing roar shall pass away, and the elements shall be dissolved by fire, and the earth, and all the works thereon, shall be burned up.

⁹ Be hospitable to one another without grudging.

¹ Verily, verily, I say to you, He who entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth over some other way, is a thief and a robber: ² but he who goeth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. ³ To him the doorkeeper openeth and the sheep hearken to his voice; and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. ⁴ And when he hath brought out his own sheep, he goeth before them and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. ⁵ They will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers. ⁶ This parable Jesus spake to them, but they did not comprehend the meaning of what he said to them, ⁷ therefore Jesus said to them again, Verily, verily I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. ⁸ All that have come in my stead, are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hearken to them. ⁹ I am the door. If any enter in by me, it shall be safe, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. ¹⁰ The thief cometh only to steal and to kill and to destroy. I am come that the sheep may have life and that they may have it superabundantly. ¹¹ I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd exposeth his life for the sheep. ¹² But the hireling, who is not the shepherd, and to whom the sheep do not belong, when he seeth the wolf coming leaveth the sheep and fleeth; and the wolf seizeth some and scattereth the sheep. ¹³ The hireling fleeth because he is a hireling and careth not for the sheep. ¹⁴ I am the good shepherd and I know mine own sheep, and am known by them who are mine, ¹⁵ even as the father knoweth me, and I know the father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶ Now I have other sheep which are not of this fold. These also I must lead; they will hearken to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. ¹⁷ On this account the father loveth me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it again. ¹⁸ No one forceth it from me; but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commission I have received from my father. ¹⁹ Upon this there was another division among the Jews, on account of these sayings. ²⁰ And many of them said, He is possessed by a demon, and is mad, Why do you. hearken to him? ²¹ Others said, These are not the words of a demoniac. Can a demon open the eyes of the blind? ²² When they were celebrating the dedication festival at Jerusalem, and it was stormy weather; ²³ and Jesus was walking in the temple in Solomon's portico; ²⁴ the Jews again came around him, and said to him, How long dost thou keep us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly: ²⁵ Jesus answered them, I told you but you do not believe. The works which I do in my father's name these testify concerning me. ²⁶ But you do not believe, for you are not of my sheep. ²⁷ My sheep, as I told you, hearken to my voice and I know them, and they follow me: ²⁸ and I give them everlasting life; and they shall never perish, nor shall any one wrest them out of my hand. ²⁹ My father who gave them to me, is greater than all, and none is able to wrest them out of my father's hand. ³⁰ I and my father are one. ³¹ Hereupon the Jews again took up stones to stone him. ³² Jesus addressed them, I have shewn you many good works from my father, for which of those works would you stone me?" ³³ The Jews answered him saying, For a good work we are not about to stone thee, but for blasphemy, even because thou, being a man, makest thyself God. ³⁴ Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law "I said you are Gods." ³⁵ If it stileth them gods to whom the word of God was addressed, [now the scripture cannot be set aside] ³⁶ do you say of me, whom the father hath consecrated and sent into the world, "Thou blasphemest," because I said, I am the son of God? ³⁷ If I do not the works of my father, believe me not. ³⁸ But if I do; though you do not believe me, believe the works; that you may know and believe that the father is in me, and I in him. ³⁹ Upon this they again sought to seize him. But he withdrew out of their hands, ⁴⁰ and went again to the bank of the Jordan; to the place where John baptized at first, and abode there. ⁴¹ And many resorted to him and said, John indeed wrought no miracle; but all that John said respecting this man is true. ⁴² And many there believed in him.

¹⁰ Because one day in thy courts is better than a thousand; I had rather be in an abject state in the house of God, than dwell in the tents of sinners.