I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — the fourth I-Am statement emphasizes the reciprocal, intimate relationship between Christ and His people: mutual knowledge (ginōskō, experiential, relational knowledge, not mere information). This mutuality is rooted in love and covenant; the sheep know the shepherd's voice, and the shepherd knows each sheep by name. The knowledge is not abstract but personal and transformative, parallel to Jesus' claim of knowing the Father intimately.

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