Sign in
John 10:27 — King James Version← Study notes

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:


John 10:27Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 10:2714 words
GreekMeaning
τὰta
ThearticleG3588
πρόβαταprobata
sheepnounG4263
τὰta
thearticleG3588
ἐμὰema
of me, mine (own), myadjectiveG1699
τῆςtēs
to thearticleG3588
φωνῆςphōnēs
voicenounG5456
μουmou
of MinepronounG1473
ἀκούουσινakouousin
hearverbG191
κἀγὼkagō
(and, even, even sopronounG2504
γινώσκωginōskō
knowverbG1097
αὐτάauta
thempronounG846
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ἀκολουθοῦσίνakolouthousin
they followverbG190
μοιmoi
and I myselfpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 10:27

And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication. Encænia is the feast of the dedication of the temple; from the Greek word signifying new. The dedication of any thing new was called encænia.

Augustine · 4th century

It was the feast of the dedication of the temple, after the return from the Babylonish captivity.

Chrysostom · 4th century

Or, it was in memory of the dedication under Judas Maccabeus. The first dedication was that of Solomon in the autumn; the second that of Zorobabel, and the priest Jesus in the spring. This was in winter time.

Alcuin · 8th century
Read all 27 entries in the readerCatena Aurea · St. Thomas Aquinas, tr. J. H. Newman · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
YT
Yuki TanakaNote3mo ago
My Sheep Recognize My Voice
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. It's not about forcing compliance. It's about recognizing the shepherd's voice and following. I've noticed this in my own life—when I rec...
1