John 10:15 NIV

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:15

As the Father knoweth me ... - See the Matthew 11:27 note; also Luke 10:22 note.I lay down my life for the sheep - That is, I give my life as an atoning sacrifice for their sins. I die in their place, to redeem them from sin, and danger, and death. See John 10:17-18. 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 10:15

As = According as. the Father. See note on John 1:14 . even so know I = I also know. lay down. Same as "give", John 10:11 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 10:15

Even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.One may not presume to offer a full explanation of all that is meant here. As Ryle said:The full nature of that knowledge which the First Person of the Trinity has of the Second and the Second of the First, is something far beyond man's finite understanding. It is in short a deep mystery ... (It is) a knowledge so high, so deep, so intimate, so ineffable, that no words can fully convey it.[15]The doctrine... 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 10:15

15-18. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father—What claim to absolute equality with the Father could exceed this? (See on :-). and I lay down my life for the sheep—How sublime this, immediately following the lofty claim of the preceding clause! It is the riches and the poverty of "the Word made flesh"—one glorious Person reaching at once up to the Throne and down even to the dust of death, "that we might live through Him." A candid interpretation of the words, "for the sheep,"... 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:7-18

Jesus’ expansion of the figure 10:7-18The difference between this teaching and Jesus’ parables in the Synoptics now becomes clearer. Jesus proceeded to compare Himself to the pen gate as well as to the Shepherd. He also described Himself leading His sheep into the fold as well as out of it. Jesus was using the illustration to teach more than one lesson. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:10-42

H. Jesus’ third visit to Jerusalem 7:10-10:42This section of the text describes Jesus’ teaching in Jerusalem during the feast of Tabernacles and the feast of Dedication. John evidently included it in His narrative because it contains important revelations of Jesus’ identity and explains the mounting opposition to Jesus that culminated in His crucifixion. read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:15

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - John 10:1-21

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - John 10:15

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - John 10:15

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - John 10:15

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:7-18

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - John 10:10-42

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