John 10:11-16, Ezekiel 34:11-16

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - John 10:1-42

Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock would know and follow the shepherd. Here John declared, "They understood not what things they were that He spake unto them"; and that "therefore" of Jesus shows that what followed in His teaching resulted from their failure to understand. This fuller statement centers on two principal claims of our... read more

Robert Neighbour

Wells of Living Water Commentary - John 10:1-18

The Door of the Sheepfold John 10:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us consider the all-inclusiveness, and the all-exclusive-ness of Christ, as introductory to our theme. First of all Christ said: "I am THE door." Then, He also said, "He that climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber." 1. The all-inclusiveness of Christ excludes all things else. One door and only one, but that's enough for thee; Enter in, and be thou saved, salvation's full and free. Think not to say within... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 10:11

THE GOOD SHEPHERD‘I am the Good Shepherd.’ John 10:11 When our Blessed Lord called Himself the Good Shepherd, and spoke of His loving care for His sheep, those who heard Him felt the full force of the beautiful and original allegory. He spoke to men who came of a shepherd race. He appealed to those who knew what a shepherd’s life was. A more fitting illustration could not have been chosen, and time has only shown how fully and universally the allegory has been appreciated. I. The Shepherd... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 10:14

INDIVIDUAL KNOWLEDGE‘I am the Good Shepherd, and know, My sheep, and am known of Mine.’ John 10:14 Few things come more closely home to true Christians than the shepherdly love which the Lord bestows upon them.His word to us is this: ‘I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine.’ And the Revised Version brings out a depth of meaning here. ‘I know Mine own, and Mine own know Me, even as the Father knoweth Me, and I know the Father.’ So intimate is the knowledge between the... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 10:14-15

FOURFOLD KNOWLEDGE‘I am the Good Shepherd, and know My sheep, and am known of Mine. As the Father knoweth Me, even so know I the Father.’ John 10:14-Ezra : The important word in this sentence is the word ‘known’—the fourfold knowledge of Christ and His people, which forms a chain, a chain essential to our salvation. If one link in that chain be taken away, then every hope we have of heaven would fall to the ground. Observe it carefully. I. First, Christ ‘knows’ the Father.—He ‘knew’ Him when... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - John 10:16

‘ALL SOULS ARE MINE’‘Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall bear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd.’ John 10:16 When our Lord Jesus Christ spoke of Himself as a Shepherd and His people as sheep, He was not giving a new idea to the Jews who heard Him. David, their king, had been a shepherd-boy, and the prophets and teachers of the people had often used the figure in speaking of God and His care for His people.Let us first... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:1-18

The Good Shepherd and the False Shepherds (John 10:1-18 ). The way that the parable opens emphasises the fact that the parable is as much about the false shepherds as it is about the true. It is a studied warning against looking to false teachers and false leaders, although having said that it at the same time contrasts and highlights the true Shepherd. read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:11

“I am the good shepherd, the good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” He is a good shepherd, efficient and trustworthy, in contrast to the bad shepherds. He does His job thoroughly, watches over His sheep constantly, has deep affection for them and in the end is ready to give His life for them. But He is also the good Shepherd because He is pleasing to the Father, to Whom true goodness alone is acceptable. As we know, giving His life for the sheep is what in fact He did, but His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:12-13

“He who is a hireling, and not a shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, sees the wolf coming, and leaves the sheep and flees. And the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hireling and does not care for the sheep.” The way of the good shepherd is in contrast with the hired shepherd who is not known by the sheep, for the hireling is careless as to their welfare and flees when danger comes (v. 12). This is because the latter does not have any affection for the sheep (v.... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:14-15

“I am the good shepherd, and I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep’. The relationship between Jesus and His own is likened to His relationship with the Father, and nothing could be closer than that. What an incredible privilege that is. The idea is of an intimate, personal two-way relationship which cannot be broken. He knows them. They know Him. It is like the relationship between the Father and the Son, the... read more

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