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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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:30

I and my Father are one. Not in person, for the Father must be a distinct person from the Son, and the Son a distinct person from the Father; and which is further manifest, from the use of the verb plural, "I and my Father", εσμεν , "we are one"; that is, in nature and essence, and perfections, particularly in power; since Christ is speaking of the impossibility of plucking any of the sheep, out of his own and his Father's hands; giving this as a reason for it, their unity of nature,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:1

Verily, verily, etc. - From John 10:6 , we learn that this is a parable, i.e. a representation of heavenly things through the medium of earthly things. Some think our Lord delivered this discourse immediately after that mentioned in the preceding chapter; others think it was spoken not less than three months after. The former, says Bishop Pearce, was spoken at the feast of tabernacles, see chap. 7, or about the end of September, and this at the feast of dedication, or in December. See ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:2

He that entereth in by the door - Observe here the marks, qualities, and duties of a good pastor; The first mark is, that he has a lawful entrance into the ministry by the internal call of Christ, namely, by an impulse proceeding from his Spirit, upon considerations which respect only his glory, and upon motives which aim at nothing but the good of his Church, the salvation of souls, the doing the will of God, and the sacrificing himself entirely to his service, and to that of the meanest of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:3

To him the porter openeth - Sir Isaac Newton observes that our Lord being near the temple, where sheep were kept in folds to be sold for sacrifices, spoke many things parabolically of sheep, of their shepherds, and of the door to the sheepfold; and discovers that he alluded to the sheepfolds which were to be hired in the market place, by speaking of such folds as a thief could not enter by the door, nor the shepherd himself open, but a porter opened to the shepherd. In the porter opening the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:4

He goeth before them - A sixth mark of a true pastor is, he gives them a good example: he not only preaches, but he lives, the truth of the Gospel; he enters into the depths of the salvation of God; and, having thus explored the path, he knows how to lead those who are entrusted to his care into the fullness of the blessings of the Gospel of peace. He who does not endeavor to realize in his own soul the truths which he preaches to others will soon be as salt without its savor; his preaching... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:5

And a stranger will they not follow - That is, a man who, pretending to be a shepherd of the flock of God, is a stranger to that salvation which he professes to preach. His mode of preaching soon proves, to those whose hearts are acquainted with the truths of God, that he is a stranger to them; and therefore, knowing him to have got into the fold in an improper way, they consider him a thief, a robber, and a murderer; and who can blame them if they wholly desert his ministry? There are... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:7

I am the door of the sheep - It is through me only that a man can have a lawful entrance into the ministry; and it is through me alone that mankind can be saved. Instead of, I am the door, the Sahidic version reads, I am the shepherd; but this reading is found in no other version, nor in any MS. It is evidently a mistake of the scribe. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:8

All that ever came before me - Or, as some translate, all that came instead of me, προ εμου , i.e. all that came as the Christ, or Messiah, such as Theudas, and Judas the Gaulonite, who are mentioned, Acts 5:36 , Acts 5:37 ; and who were indeed no other than thieves, plundering the country wherever they came; and murderers, not only slaying the simple people who resisted them, but leading the multitudes of their followers to the slaughter. But our Lord probably refers to the scribes... read more

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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:30

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:7

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:8

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