Gospel of John chapter 10

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chapter of the New Testament

Gospel of John chapter 10 is a New Testament passage in which Jesus presents himself as the Good Shepherd and the gate for the sheep, offering rich theological insight into his identity and relationship with his followers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gospel of John chapter 10 canonical	2
Gospel of John 10:10 (paraphrased)	1
John 10	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9159351 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gospel of John chapter 10
Context triple: [New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus, keySource, Gospel of John chapter 10]

A. John 17
John 17 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of John that records Jesus’ high priestly prayer, in which he prays for himself, his disciples, and future believers.
B. John 15
John 15 is a chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament, best known for Jesus’ teaching about the vine and the branches and his command to “love one another.”
C. Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.
D. John 6
John 6 is a chapter in the New Testament’s Gospel of John that prominently features Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand and his “Bread of Life” discourse.
E. Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gospel of John chapter 10
Target entity description: Gospel of John chapter 10 is a New Testament passage in which Jesus presents himself as the Good Shepherd and the gate for the sheep, offering rich theological insight into his identity and relationship with his followers.

A. John 17
John 17 is a chapter in the New Testament Gospel of John that records Jesus’ high priestly prayer, in which he prays for himself, his disciples, and future believers.
B. John 15
John 15 is a chapter in the Gospel of John in the New Testament, best known for Jesus’ teaching about the vine and the branches and his command to “love one another.”
C. Gospel of John
The Gospel of John is a New Testament book that presents a distinctive theological portrait of Jesus Christ, emphasizing his divine nature through signs, discourses, and the theme of belief.
D. John 6
John 6 is a chapter in the New Testament’s Gospel of John that prominently features Jesus’ feeding of the five thousand and his “Bread of Life” discourse.
E. Gospel of John 19:19–20
Gospel of John 19:19–20 is a New Testament passage describing the inscription placed on Jesus’ cross—written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek—identifying him as “Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chapter of the New Testament ⓘ
addressesAudience	Jews in Jerusalem ⓘ Pharisees ⓘ
approximateDateOfCompositionOfBook	late first century CE ⓘ
bookOrderInNewTestament	4 ⓘ
canonicalStatus	canonical scripture in most Christian traditions ⓘ
christologicalTitleUsed	Christ ⓘ Good Shepherd ⓘ Son of God ⓘ
containsSaying	"I am the gate for the sheep" (or "door of the sheep") ⓘ "I am the good shepherd" ⓘ "I and the Father are one" ⓘ "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" ⓘ "My sheep hear my voice" ⓘ "No one will snatch them out of my hand" ⓘ
doctrinalUse	basis for Christological claims about Jesus’ divinity ⓘ basis for doctrine of assurance of salvation in many Christian traditions ⓘ basis for pastoral theology imagery of shepherding ⓘ
intertextualAllusion	Ezekiel 34 (shepherds of Israel) ⓘ Psalm 23 (The Lord is my shepherd) ⓘ linked to: Psalm 23 (The Lord Is My Shepherd)
keyConcept	eternal life ⓘ hired hand ⓘ knowing and being known ⓘ laying down one’s life ⓘ sheepfold ⓘ shepherd ⓘ thief and robber ⓘ
literaryForm	discourse ⓘ metaphorical teaching ⓘ
locationOfEvents	Jerusalem ⓘ
mainMetaphor	Good Shepherd ⓘ gate for the sheep ⓘ
mentionsEvent	Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah) ⓘ linked to: Hanukkah
partOf	Gospel of John ⓘ New Testament ⓘ
positionInBook	10 ⓘ
primarySpeaker	Jesus ⓘ
settingDetail	Jesus walking in the temple in the portico of Solomon ⓘ
theme	Jesus as the Good Shepherd ⓘ Jesus as the gate for the sheep ⓘ Jesus’ unity with the Father ⓘ abundant life ⓘ authority of Jesus over his own life and death ⓘ contrast between true shepherd and thieves ⓘ division among the Jews about Jesus ⓘ recognition of Jesus’ voice by his sheep ⓘ relationship between Jesus and his followers ⓘ security of believers in Jesus ⓘ
traditionalAuthorOfBook	John the Apostle ⓘ linked to: Apostle John

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus → keySource → Gospel of John chapter 10 ⓘ

Fourth Sunday of Easter → hasLiturgicalFocus → Gospel of John chapter 10 ⓘ

That They May Have Life → hasSourceText → Gospel of John 10:10 (paraphrased) ⓘ

linked to: Gospel of John chapter 10

𝔓66 → containsPortionOf → John 10 ⓘ