John 10:14
I am the good shepherd; and I know my sheep, and my sheep know me –
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
In Context
13He does this because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep.
15Just as the Father knows me and I know the Father – and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the way of the righteous is dear to the Lord, but the way of the wicked will end in ruin.
John 10:11I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.
John 17:3And the eternal life is this – to know you the one true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent as your messenger.
2 Corinthians 4:6Indeed, the same God who said ‘Out of darkness light will shine,’ has shone in on our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.
Ephesians 3:19and to understand – though it surpasses all understanding – the love of the Christ; and so be filled with all the fullness of God.
2 Timothy 1:12That is why I am undergoing these sufferings; yet I feel no shame, for I know in whom I have put my faith, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day.
Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19
The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →