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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:25

Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not ,.... He had often said, what amounted to it, in his ministry and doctrine; as that God was his Father, and he was the light of the world, and the good shepherd, and the like; but they gave no heed nor credit to his words, even though he told them, that unless they believed he was such a person, they should die in their sins: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me ; such as healing the sick, dispossessing... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:26

But ye believe not ,.... In me, as the Messiah: because ye are not of my sheep ; they were not among the sheep given him by his Father, were they, they would have come to him; that is, have believed in him, according to John 6:37 , they were not the chosen of God, predestinated unto eternal life; for as many as are ordained of God to eternal happiness, do believe in God's own time, Acts 13:48 ; but these not being the elect of God, had not the faith of God's elect. Christ, as the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:27

My sheep hear my voice ,.... The voice of Christ in his Gospel, both externally and internally; See Gill on John 10:4 , See Gill on John 10:16 ; and since therefore these Jews did not, it was a plain case they were not of his sheep: and I know them ; See Gill on John 10:14 ; but Christ knew not these as the elect of God, or as the Father's gift to him, and therefore they could not be his sheep: and they follow me ; both in the exercise of grace, and in the discharge of duty,... read more

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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

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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

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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

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:31

Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him. As they had done before; see Gill on John 8:59 ; read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:32

Jesus answered them, many good works ,.... Such as healing the sick, and all manner of diseases; dispossessing devils, cleansing lepers, giving sight to the blind, causing the dumb to speak, the deaf to hear, and the lame to walk; which were not only works of power, but of mercy and beneficence; and therefore are called good works, as well as they were great and miraculous ones: have I showed you from my Father ; which Christ did in the name, and by the command and authority of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:33

The Jews answered him, saying ,.... As follows; for a good work we stone thee not : they could not deny, that he had done many good works; this was too barefaced to be contradicted; yet they cared not to own them; and though they industriously concealed their resentment at them, yet they were very much gravelled and made uneasy by them, but chose to give another reason for their stoning him: but for blasphemy ; which required death by stoning, according to Leviticus 24:16 , and... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:34

Jesus answered them, is it not written in your law ,.... In the law which was given unto them, of which they boasted, and pretended to understand, and interpret, even in Psalm 82:6 ; for the law includes not only the Pentateuch, but all the books of the Old Testament: it is an observation of one of the Jewish doctors F20 R. Azarias in Meor Enayim, c. 7. fol. 47. 1. , that "with the wise men of blessed memory, it is found in many places that the word law comprehends the Prophets and... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:27

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - John 10:34

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