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The Good Shepherd Teaching
The Good Shepherd Teaching is dated AD 29. It is told in John 10:1–21. Jesus Christ is part of it.
“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.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 29
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 29
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Jerusalem.
Which verses connect to John 10:1?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Matthew 7:1527 votes
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
- John 10:8–1022 votes
All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. If anyone enters through Me, he will be saved. He will come in and go out and find pasture. …
- 1 John 4:121 votes
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- Romans 16:1818 votes
For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naive.
- Hebrews 5:413 votes
No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.
- Jeremiah 23:329 votes
“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.