John 10:27

John 10:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
• New International Version (NIV)My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

Context of John 10:27

25Jesus answered them, “I’ve told you, but you don’t believe me. The things that I do in my Father’s name testify on my behalf. 26However, you don’t believe because you’re not my sheep. My sheep respond to my voice, and I know who they are. They follow me, 28and I give them eternal life. They will never be lost, and no one will tear them away from me. 29My Father, who gave them to me, is greater than everyone else, and no one can tear them away from my Father.

John 10:27 word by word

τὰ πρόβατα τὰ ἐμὰ τῆς φωνῆς μου ἀκούουσιν, κἀγὼ γινώσκω αὐτά, καὶ ἀκολουθοῦσίν μοι,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Myὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Myἐμόςemos · mineG1699
• sheepπρόβατονprobaton · sheepG4263
• hearἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• and Iκἀγώkagō kamoi kame · and IG2504
• knowγινώσκωginōskō · to knowG1097
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• they followἀκολουθέωakoloutheō · to followG190

Cross-references for John 10:27

• John 10:4After he has brought out all his sheep, he walks ahead of them. The sheep follow him because they recognize his voice.
• John 5:25“I can guarantee this truth: A time is coming (and is now here) when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God and those who respond to it will live.
• John 8:43Why don’t you understand the language I use? Is it because you can’t understand the words I use?
• Matthew 17:5He was still speaking when a bright cloud overshadowed them. Then a voice came out of the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love and with whom I am pleased. Listen to him!”
• Acts 3:23Those who won’t listen to that prophet will be excluded from the people.’
• Hebrews 3:7As the Holy Spirit says, “If you hear God speak today, don’t be stubborn.
• Revelation 3:20Look, I’m standing at the door and knocking. If anyone listens to my voice and opens the door, I’ll come in and we’ll eat together.
• John 10:3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep respond to his voice. He calls his sheep by name and leads them out of the pen.
• Matthew 7:23Then I will tell them publicly, ‘I’ve never known you. Get away from me, you evil people.’
• Matthew 25:12“But he answered them, ‘I don’t even know who you are!’
• Luke 13:27But he will tell you, ‘I don’t know who you are. Get away from me, all you evil people.’
• 1 Corinthians 8:3But if they love God, they are known by God.
• Galatians 4:9But now you know God, or rather, God knows you. So how can you turn back again to the powerless and bankrupt principles of this world? Why do you want to become their slaves all over again?
• 2 Timothy 2:19In spite of all that, God’s ⌞people⌟ have a solid foundation. These words are engraved on it: “The Lord knows those who belong to him,” and “Whoever worships the Lord must give up doing wrong.”
• John 8:12Jesus spoke to the Pharisees again. He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will have a life filled with light and will never live in the dark.”
• John 12:26Those who serve me must follow me. My servants will be with me wherever I will be. If people serve me, the Father will honor them.

Commentaries on John 10:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27My sheep hear my voice - But ye will not hear: - my sheep follow me; but ye will neither follow nor acknowledge me. Any person who reads without prejudice may easily see, that our Lord does not at all insinuate that these persons could not believe, because God had made it impossible to them; but simply because they did not hear and follow Christ, which the whole of our blessed Lord's discourse proves that they might have done. The sheep of Christ are not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27My 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. d They follow me - A flock…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. 27-29As the good shepherd, Jesus would die for his sheep and protect them from all predators and thieves (10:1, 8, 11; see Ezekiel 34:22–23). The Father's power, shown through Jesus, keeps his sheep safe. No one can steal from Jesus those who trust in him. This is because no one is stronger than Jesus. Their security depends on Christ, not their own efforts. The word translated as snatch suggests violence (as in John 6:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. My sheep hear my voice, &c.--(See on Joh 10:8).Read the comment

Topics related to John 10:27

• Character
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Life
• Obedience
• Righteous
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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