João 10:27

27 As minhas ovelhas ouvem a minha voz; 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 Jesus respondeu: “Eu já disse, mas vocês não creem. As obras que eu realizo em nome de meu Pai falam por mim,

26 mas vocês não creem, porque não são minhas ovelhas.

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

28 Eu lhes dou a vida eterna, e elas jamais perecerão; ninguém as poderá arrancar da minha mão.

29 Meu Pai, que as deu para mim, é maior do que todos; ninguém as pode arrancar da mão de meu Pai.