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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:24

Tell us plainly - The Messiah was predicted as a shepherd. Jesus had applied that prediction to himself. They supposed that that was an evidence that he claimed to be the Messiah. He also performed miracles, which they considered as evidence that he was the Christ, John 7:31. Yet the rulers made a difficulty. They alleged that he was from Galilee, and that the Messiah could not come from thence, John 7:52. He was poor and despised. He came contrary to the common expectation. A splendid prince... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:25

I told you - It is not recorded that Jesus had told them in so many words that he was the Christ, but he had used expressions designed to convey the same truth, and which many of them understood as claiming to be the Messiah. See John 5:19; John 8:36, John 8:56; John 10:1. The expression “the Son of God” they understood to be equivalent to the Messiah. This he had often used of himself in a sense not to be mistaken.The works - The miracles, such as restoring the blind, curing the sick, etc.In... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:26

Are not of my sheep - Are not my people, my followers. You do not possess the spirit of meek and humble disciples. Were it not for pride, and prejudice, and vainglory for your false notions of the Messiah, and from a determination not to believe, you would have learned from my declarations and works that I am the Christ.As I said unto you - Compare John 8:47. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:27

My sheep - My church, my people, those who have the true spirit of my followers. The name is given to his people because it was an illustration which would be well understood in a country abounding in flocks. There is also a striking resemblance, which he proceeds to state, between them.Hear my voice - See John 10:3-4. Applied to Christians, it means that they hear and obey his commandments.I know them - See John 10:14.They follow me - A flock follows its shepherd to pastures and streams, John... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:28

I give unto them eternal life - See John 5:24.Shall never perish - To perish here means to be destroyed, or to be punished in hell. Matthew 10:28; “which is able to destroy (the same word) both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 18:14; “it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.” John 3:15; “that whosoever believeth in him should not perish” Romans 2:12; They who have sinned without law shall also perish without law” Joh 17:12; 1 Corinthians... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:29

Which gave them me - See John 6:37.Is greater - Is more powerful.Than all - Than all others - men, angels, devils. The word includes everything - everything that could attempt to pluck them away from God; in other words, it means that God is supreme. It implies, further, that God will keep them, and will so control all other beings and things that they shall be safe.None is able - None has power to do it. In these two verses we are taught the following important truths:1.That Christians are... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:30

I and my Father are one - The word translated “one” is not in the masculine, but in the neuter gender. It expresses union, but not the precise nature of the union. It may express any union, and the particular kind intended is to be inferred from the connection. In the previous verse he had said that he and his Father were united in the same object that is, in redeeming and preserving his people. It was this that gave occasion for this remark. Many interpreters have understood this as referring... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:1

John 10:1. Verily, &c. The Pharisees supported themselves in their opposition to Christ with this principle, that they were pastors of the church; and that Jesus, having no commission from them, was an intruder and an impostor, and that, therefore, the people were bound in duty to adhere to them against him. In opposition to this, Christ here describes who were the false shepherds and who were the true, leaving them to infer what they were. He introduces his discourse with, Verily,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:2-5

John 10:2-5. He that entereth in by the door is the shepherd, &c. “This mode of speaking, with us, conveys the notion that the shepherd is the only person who enters by the door; yet the door-keeper, and the sheep themselves, enter also the same way. The original expression is manifestly intended to denote the constant, not the peculiar, use which the shepherd makes of the door, as opposed to the constant use of thieves and robbers, to force their entrance by breaking or climbing over... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:6-8

John 10:6-8. This parable spake Jesus: but they understood not, &c. In this symbolical way Jesus taught the Pharisees the difference between true and false teachers; but they did not understand the meaning of what he said: therefore he added, by way of explication, Verily, verily, I say unto you I solemnly assure you of it, as an undoubted and most momentous truth; I am the door of the sheep That is, the door by which the sheep- fold is entered. Or his meaning may be, I am not only... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:29

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - John 10:30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:1

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:2-5

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - John 10:6-8

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