João 10:14

14 Eu sou o bom pastor; conheço as minhas ovelhas, e elas me conhecem,

João 10:14 Meaning and Commentary

John 10:14

I am the good shepherd (See Gill on John 10:11).

And know my [sheep];
so as to call them all by their names: Christ has an universal, special, distinct, and exact knowledge of all his sheep, as they are the choice of his Father, as his Father's gift to him; and as his own purchase; he bears an affectionate love to them, and takes special care of them; indulges them with intimate communion with himself; and owns and acknowledges them as his, both here and hereafter:

and I am known of mine;
not in a general way, as devils and external professors may know him, but with a special, spiritual, and saving knowledge: Christ's own approve of him, as their shepherd and their Saviour, and desire no other; they love him above all, in the sincerity of their souls, and with a love as strong as death; they trust in him as their shepherd, believing they shall not want; and appropriate him to themselves, as their own; and care for him, his cause and interest, his Gospel, ordinances, and ministers; and are not ashamed to own him as theirs, in the most public manner.

João 10:14 In-Context

12 Mas o que é mercenário, e não pastor, de quem não são as ovelhas, vendo vir o lobo, deixa as ovelhas e foge; e o lobo as arrebata e dispersa.

13 Ora, o mercenário foge porque é mercenário, e não se importa com as ovelhas.

14 Eu sou o bom pastor; conheço as minhas ovelhas, e elas me conhecem,

15 assim como o Pai me conhece e eu conheço o Pai; e dou a minha vida pelas ovelhas.

16 Tenho ainda outras ovelhas que não são deste aprisco; a essas também me importa conduzir, e elas ouvirão a minha voz; e haverá um rebanho e um pastor.