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Myτὰ ἐμὰsheepτὰ πρόβαταlisten toἀκούουσινmy voice,τῆς φωνῆς μουand Iκἀγὼknowγινώσκωthem,αὐτάandκαὶthey followἀκολουθοῦσίνme;μοι
John 10:27
Study it in the app“My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me;”
Jesus says no one will snatch his sheep from his handGraceThe sheep hear Jesus' voice and follow him; no one will snatch them from his handFollowing JesusJesus tells his sheep he gives them eternal life and no one will snatch them awayDeath and Eternal Life
With the Greek beneath
John 10:27, word by word
- Myἐμὰema
my, mine
My, mine.
Where else “ema” appears- sheepπρόβαταprobata
flock
The people a shepherd cares for, God's people.
Where else “probata” appears- listen toἀκούουσινakouousin
listen
To pay attention and obey.
Where else “akouousin” appears- my voiceφωνῆςphōnēs
voice
Someone's voice, or a shout.
Where else “phōnēs” appears- and Iκἀγὼkagō
and I, I also
And I, I too.
Where else “kagō” appears- knowγινώσκωginōskō
know
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskō” appears- they followἀκολουθοῦσίνakolouthousin
follow as disciple
To leave everything to go with Jesus as a disciple.
Where else “akolouthousin” appears
The context
26but you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
27 · This verse (above)
28and I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, ever; and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
To study John 10 in a group
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?