John 10:26

John 10:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
• New International Version (NIV)but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
• English Standard Version (ESV)but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.

Context of John 10:26

24The Jewish leaders stood around him. They said to him, ‘We want to know who you are. When will you tell us? If you are the Messiah, tell us clearly.’ 25Jesus answered, ‘I have already told you, but you do not believe. The things that I do by my Father's authority show you who I am. But you refuse to believe, because you are not my sheep. 27My sheep recognize my voice. I know them and they follow me. 28I give them life for ever with God. They will never die. Nobody can ever take them away from me.

John 10:26 word by word

ἀλλ᾽ ὑμεῖς οὐ πιστεύετε, ὅτι οὐκ ἐστὲ ἐκ τῶν προβάτων τῶν ἐμῶνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butἀλλάalla · butG235
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• believeπιστεύωpisteuō · to trust (in)G4100
• notοὐou · noG3756
• becauseγάρgar · forG1063
• ye areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• sheepὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• I saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004

Cross-references for John 10:26

• John 10:4When he has brought out all his own sheep, he goes in front of them. The sheep follow him because they know his voice.
• John 6:37Everyone that the Father gives to me will come to me. When anyone comes to me, I will never send that person away.
• John 8:47Someone who belongs to God accepts God's message. But you do not belong to God. That is why you do not accept his message.’
• John 12:37Jesus had done many miracles that the people themselves had seen. But even then, they still did not believe in him.
• Romans 11:7So we can say this: Israel's people did not all find what they were looking for. Only those people that God had chosen received it. But the other people of Israel became unable to understand God's message.
• 2 Corinthians 4:3Some people may not understand the good news that we speak. They are only the people who are losing their lives with God.
• 1 John 4:6But we belong to God. Everyone who knows God believes our message. But anyone who does not belong to God does not believe it. So that is how we know if someone's message comes from God's Spirit or not. God's Spirit brings us a true message, but false spirits tell lies.

Commentaries on John 10:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Ye are not of my sheep - Ye have not the disposition of those who come unto me to be instructed and saved: see what follows.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Are 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 the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-30Verses 22-30 All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his meaning, but could not form his words into a full charge against him. He described the gracious disposition and happy state of his sheep; they heard and believed his word, followed him as his faithful disciples, and none of them should perish; for the Son and the Father were one. Thus he was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-42In his final public statement in this Gospel, Jesus gave a clear and complete declaration about who he is (10:30). He spoke openly about his unity with the Father. This statement brought his public teaching to a high point and made his identity unmistakable.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 25-2625-26. Jesus answered them, I told you--that is, in substance, what I am (for example Joh 7:37, 38; 8:12, 35, 36, 58).Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:26

• Jesus, the Christ
• Reprobacy
• Temple
• Unbelief

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on John 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings