John 10:14, John 11:25, John 11:26, John 15:1, John 6:35, John 6:58, John 8:12 WEB

The Pulpit Commentary - John 10:14-15

"The same yesterday, and today, and forever." "I am the good Shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me, even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father" (Revised version). Our Lord Jesus Christ, as he has on his head many crowns, so throughout the Scriptures he is invoked and celebrated by many a name. These names unveil his being, they describe his relations to us, and they serve for his memorials throughout all generations. Indeed, you can scarcely have a right or... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:14

Know my sheep - Know my people, or my church. The word “know” here is used in the sense of affectionate regard or love. It implies such a knowledge of their wants, their dangers, and their characters, as to result in a deep interest in their welfare. Thus the word “knoweth,” in John 10:15, is in John 10:17 explained by the word “loveth.” Jesus knows the hearts, the dangers, and the wants of his people, and his kindness as their shepherd prompts him to defend and aid them.Am known of mine - That... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:11-15

John 10:11-15. I am the good shepherd Jesus, having represented himself as the door of the sheep, and intimated the regards which ought to be maintained to him as such, particularly by those that professed to be teachers of others, now changes the similitude, and represents himself, by way of eminence, the good shepherd, namely, the person frequently foretold in Scripture under that character, (see the margin,) and the proprietor of the sheep. The good shepherd giveth his life for the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 10:1-21

93. The good shepherd (John 10:1-21)In the story of the good shepherd, Jesus was continuing the teaching he had begun after healing the blind man. Among his hearers were the Pharisees (see John 9:40), but they could not see that he was contrasting their treatment of the blind man with his. They acted like thieves and robbers, but Jesus acted like a good shepherd. As a result the man rejected the leadership of the Pharisees, but he clearly recognized Jesus as the shepherd-saviour and gladly... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 10:14

know . . . am known = get to know . . . am known. Greek. ginosko. App-132 . Not the same as in verses: John 4:5 . See note on John 1:10 . of = by. Greek. hupo. App-104 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 10:14

I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me.See under John 10:11. This verse should be read in close connection with the next, because the union between the Father and Christ: is like that between the Lord and his church. Although his own do not know the Lord with the same completeness of knowledge that he has of them, nevertheless they know him. His mind is in them; his name is upon them; his service engages them; his joy sustains them; his love forgives them; and his... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - John 10:14-15

John 10:14-15. I—know my sheep, and am known, &c.— Know here, as in many other passages of scripture, implies much more than a mere speculative knowledge;—a knowledge of love and approbation. The force of the passage therefore is this: "Being the good Shepherd and owner of the sheep, I am so careful and solicitous in attending my flock, that Inot only know every particular sheep, but I know every thing relating to my sheep. I know the circumstances wherein they are placed, am well... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 10:14

14. I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep—in the peculiar sense of :-. am known of mine—the soul's response to the voice that has inwardly and efficaciously called it; for of this mutual loving acquaintance ours is the effect of His. "The Redeemer's knowledge of us is the active element, penetrating us with His power and life; that of believers is the passive principle, the reception of His life and light. In this reception, however, an assimilation of the soul to the sublime object of its... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:1-21

7. The Good Shepherd discourse 10:1-21Evidently this teaching followed what John recorded in chapter 9 (John 10:21), but exactly when between the feast of Tabernacles (John 7:2; John 7:14; John 7:37) and the feast of Dedication (John 10:22) it happened is unclear. The place where Jesus gave it appears to have been Jerusalem (John 10:21). Probably this teaching followed the preceding one immediately. The thematic as well as the linguistic connections are strong. The blind beggar had just been... read more