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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - John 10:22-38

We have here another rencounter between Christ and the Jews in the temple, in which it is hard to say which is more strange, the gracious words that came out of his mouth or the spiteful ones that came out of theirs. I. We have here the time when this conference was: It was at the feast of dedication, and it was winter, a feast that was annually observed by consent, in remembrance of the dedication of a new altar and the purging of the temple, by Judas Maccabaeus, after the temple had been... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 10:22-28

10:22-28 It was the Festival of the Dedication in Jerusalem. It was wintry weather, and Jesus was walking in the Temple precincts in Solomon's Porch. So the Jews surrounded him. "How long," they said to him, "are you going to keep us hanging in suspense? If you really are God's Anointed One, tell us plainly." Jesus answered them: "I did tell you and you did not believe me. The works that I do in the name of my Father, these are evidence about me. But you do not believe because you are not... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 10:22-28

As Jesus walked in Solomon's Porch the Jews came to him. "How long," they said to him, "are you going to keep us in suspense? Tell us plainly, are you or are you not God's promised Anointed One?" There is no doubt that behind that question were two attitudes of mind. There were those who genuinely wished to know. They were on an eager tip-toe of expectation. But there were others who beyond a doubt asked the question as a trap. They wished to inveigle Jesus into making a statement which could... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - John 10:29-30

10:29-30 My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than all; and no one can snatch them from the hand of the Father. I and the Father are one. This passage show's at one and the same time the tremendous trust and the tremendous claim of Jesus. His trust was something which traced everything back to God. He has just been speaking about his sheep and his flock; he has just been saying that no one will ever snatch his own from his hand, that he is the shepherd who will keep the sheep for... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:24

Then came the Jews round about him ,.... Who might be walking there on the same account, and seeing Jesus, took this opportunity, and got about him in great numbers, and hemmed him in; having a design upon him to ensnare him, if possible: and said unto him, how long dost thou make us doubt ? or as the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, Persic, and Ethiopic versions literally render it, "how long dost thou take away our soul?" that is, deprive us of the knowledge of thee; Nonnus renders it,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:25

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not ,.... He had often said, what amounted to it, in his ministry and doctrine; as that God was his Father, and he was the light of the world, and the good shepherd, and the like; but they gave no heed nor credit to his words, even though he told them, that unless they believed he was such a person, they should die in their sins: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me ; such as healing the sick, dispossessing... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:26

But ye believe not ,.... In me, as the Messiah: because ye are not of my sheep ; they were not among the sheep given him by his Father, were they, they would have come to him; that is, have believed in him, according to John 6:37 , they were not the chosen of God, predestinated unto eternal life; for as many as are ordained of God to eternal happiness, do believe in God's own time, Acts 13:48 ; but these not being the elect of God, had not the faith of God's elect. Christ, as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice ,.... The voice of Christ in his Gospel, both externally and internally; See Gill on John 10:4 , See Gill on John 10:16 ; and since therefore these Jews did not, it was a plain case they were not of his sheep: and I know them ; See Gill on John 10:14 ; but Christ knew not these as the elect of God, or as the Father's gift to him, and therefore they could not be his sheep: and they follow me ; both in the exercise of grace, and in the discharge of duty,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:28

And I give unto them eternal life ,.... Christ gives eternal life to his sheep, or people now; he gives them a spiritual life, or a life of grace, which issues in eternal life; he gives them himself, who is the true God and eternal life, and whoever has him has life; he gives them the knowledge of himself, which is life eternal; and he gives them his righteousness, which is their justification of life, or what entitles them to eternal life; and he gives them the foretastes of it, in faith... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:29

My Father which gave them me ,.... So the sheep came to be Christ's, and to be in his hand; the Father gave them to him, put them into his hands, and made them his care and charge: is greater than all ; than all gods, than all beings, than all creatures, angels and men, and than all the enemies of his people; this must be allowed: the Vulgate Latin version, and so some of the ancients read, "what my Father gave to me, is greater than all"; meaning, that the church given to him, and... read more

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