![]() ![]() This is what my Father has commanded me to do. The thought of the Good Shepherd is repeated to show that it expresses the closest communion between the shepherd and the sheep. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all c no one. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish no one will snatch them out of my hand. 27 My sheep listen to my voice I know them, and they follow me. Better, and know those who are Mine, and those who are Mine know Me. The works I do in my Father’s name testify about me, 26 but you do not believe because you are not my sheep. (14) And know my sheep, and am known of mine. I have the right to give it up, and I have the right to take it back. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. I must bring them, too they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock with one shepherd.ġ7 “The Father loves me because I am willing to give up my life, in order that I may receive it back again. 16 There are other sheep which belong to me that are not in this sheep pen. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I give unto them eternal life and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them. 13 The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. 12 When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. 11 ( A)“I am the good shepherd, who is willing to die for the sheep. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
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