João 10:27

27 As minhas ovelhas ouvem a minha voz, e eu as conheço, e elas me seguem;

João 10:27 Meaning and 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, and whithersoever he the good shepherd leads them; (See Gill on John 10:3), (See Gill on John 10:4). But now, whereas these Jews did not follow Christ, but turned their backs on him, and rejected him, it was notorious that they were none of his sheep; but both happy and safe are those persons, that are the sheep of Christ, as appears from what is next said of them.

João 10:27 In-Context

25 Respondeu-lhes Jesus: Já vo-lo disse, e não credes. As obras que eu faço em nome de meu Pai, essas dão testemunho de mim.

26 Mas vós não credes, porque não sois das minhas ovelhas.

27 As minhas ovelhas ouvem a minha voz, e eu as conheço, e elas me seguem;

28 eu lhes dou a vida eterna, e jamais perecerão; e ninguém as arrebatará da minha mão.

29 Meu Pai, que mas deu, é maior do que todos; e ninguém pode arrebatá-las da mão de meu Pai.