John 10:14
"I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me;
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
In Context
13"He is only a hired servant, and the sheep are no care to him.
15just as the Father knows me, I know the Father, and I lay down my life for the sheep.
Cross References
John 10:11"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his very life for the sheep.
John 17:3"And this is eternal life, to know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
2 Corinthians 4:6For God who said, "Out of darkness light shall shine," is he who has shone in my heart, that the sunrise of the knowledge of God may shine forth in the face of Christ.
Ephesians 3:19and may know the love of Christ which transcends all knowing, so that you may be filled with all the "plenitude" of God.
2 Timothy 1:12But I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have fully believed, and I am thoroughly persuaded that he is able to keep what I have given him until the 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 →