Study it in the app“And I have other sheep that are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd.”
AndκαὶI haveἔχωotherἄλλαsheepπρόβαταthatἃare notοὐκ ἔστινofἐκthis fold;τῆς αὐλῆς ταύτηςI mustδεῖ μεbringἀγαγεῖνthem also,κἀκεῖναandκαὶthey will listen toἀκούσουσινmy voice,τῆς φωνῆς μουandκαὶthey will becomeγενήσονταιoneμίαflock,ποίμνηoneεἷςshepherd.ποιμήν
have
To count something or someone as one's own: goods, family, faith, power.
Where else “echō” appearsother, another
Other, another.
Where else “alla” appearsflock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probata” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearssheepfold
The enclosure for the flock.
Where else “aulēs” appearsmust
Something that has to be done.
Where else “dei” appearslead
To lead a person or an animal from one place to another.
Where else “agagein” appearsand that one
And that one, he too; and that.
Where else “kakeina” appearslisten
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akousousin” appearsvoice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appearsbecome
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genēsontai” appearssingle
Just one, or united as one.
Where else “mia” appearsflock
Flock.
Where else “poimnē” appearsshepherd of souls
Jesus, the good shepherd, or those who lead believers.
Where else “poimēn” appears15just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep.
16 · This verse (above)
17For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again.
1. What it says
Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd.” What does the good shepherd do for the sheep, and how is he different from the hired hand? (vv. 11-15)
2. What it means
Jesus says the sheep hear his voice and he knows them (vv. 3-4, 27). What kind of relationship does that show between him and those who follow him?
3. How I live it
Jesus says he came so that they may have life in abundance (v. 10). In what part of your life do you need to hear his voice today?
