Giovanni 10:14

14 Io sono il buon pastore, e conosco le mie, e le mie mi conoscono,

Giovanni 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.

Giovanni 10:14 In-Context

12 Il mercenario, che non è pastore, a cui non appartengono le pecore, vede venire il lupo, abbandona le pecore e si dà alla fuga, e il lupo le rapisce e disperde.

13 Il mercenario si dà alla fuga perché è mercenario e non si cura delle pecore.

14 Io sono il buon pastore, e conosco le mie, e le mie mi conoscono,

15 come il Padre mi conosce ed io conosco il Padre; e metto la mia vita per le pecore.

16 Ho anche delle altre pecore, che non son di quest’ovile; anche quelle io devo raccogliere, ed esse ascolteranno la mia voce, e vi sarà un solo gregge, un solo pastore.