What Does Jesus Mean by "My Sheep Know My Voice"?
Meg Bucher
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My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
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I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.
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My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[a] ; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
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I and the Father are one.”
John 10:27-30 Study Resources
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- [a] Many early manuscripts "What my Father has given me is greater than all"
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