John 10:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. ”

• John 10:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Other sheep - There are others who shall be members of my redeemed church. I have - This does not imply that they were then his friends, but that they would be. There were others whom it was...

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• John 10:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  (4) And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be (f) one fold, [and] one shepherd. (4) The calling of the Gentiles. (...

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• John 10:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  John 10. The Close of the Ministry in Jerusalem. [85] John 10:1-21 . The Good Shepherd. The first part of this chapter records Jesus-' teaching on true and false leadership. In John 10:1-5 we...

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• John 10:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  other . Greek altos. See App-124. of . out of. Greek. ek. App-104. fold . Greek aule. a place in the open air, as in John 10:1 , not the same word as in the next clause. I must . it beh...

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• John 10:16 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  16. And I have other sheep. Though some refer this indiscriminately to all, both Jews and Gentiles, who were not yet disciples of Christ, yet I have no doubt that he had in his eye the calli...

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• John 10:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Other sheep I have - The Gentiles and Samari...

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• John 10:16 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And other sheep I have,— "To convince you that I know my sheep, and am known of them, I tell you that I have other sheep besides the Jews; I have sheep among the Gentiles: for I know those in every...

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• John 10:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. And other sheep I have, which are not...

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• John 10:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Good Shepherd. The Feast of the Dedication 1-18. Allegories of the Fold and of the Good Shepherd. This chapter continues Christ's discourse to His Pharisaic disciples begun at John 9:39 . His...

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• John 10:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold. — The words recall to the mind a question which the Jews had asked at this very feast, “Will He go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and tea...

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• John 10:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Chapter 21 JESUS THE GOOD SHEPHERD. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that entereth not by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber....

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• John 10:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Jesus the Good Shepherd John 10:7-18 He who came in by the door which John the Baptist opened has become the door. It stands open to all comers- if any man. The salvation here mentioned refer...

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• John 10:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Continuing, He gave a more detailed picture of that coming order. There was to be a fold, with a door. There was to be a flock, with a shepherd. Entrance to the fold would be by the door. The flock w...

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• John 10:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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 s...

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• John 10:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  ‘ALL SOULS ARE MINE’ ‘Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall bear My voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd.’ John 10:16 When ou...

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• John 10:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And other sheep I have ,.... Not distinct from those for whom he laid down his life, but from those who were under the Old Testament dispensation, and who heard not the thieves and robbers that were...

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• John 10:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Ver. 16. And other sheep I have ] viz. T...

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• John 10:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And other sheep have I Whom I foreknow as repenting and believing in me; which are not of this fold Not of the Jewish Church or nation, but Gentiles. Some, indeed, understand by these the Jews li...

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• John 10:16 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE SHEEPFOLD AND THE SHEPHERD (vs.1-18) Now the Lord speaks in parabolic form, again in verse 1 doubly pressing the truth of His words. One climbing the fence of the sheepfold (rather then enter...

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• John 10:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Good Shepherd.       1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some othe...

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• John 10:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  And other sheep I have which are not of this fold; our Saviour meaneth the Gentiles, who belonged not to the Jewish state and church, so were not under the same laws and government; for, 1 John 2...

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• John 10:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Good Shepherd and the False Shepherds ( John 10:1-18 ). The way that the parable opens emphasises the fact that the parable is as much about the false shepherds as it is about the true. It is...

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• John 10:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES John 10:1-21 contain a discourse on false and true leaders and teachers in reference to Christ, under the allegoric parable of the fold and the good shepherd. The...

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• John 10:16 - Scofield Reference Notes

  other sheep That is, not of the Jewish fold, but Gentiles. ( John 10:4 ); ( Isaiah 56:8 ); ( John 17:20 ); ( Acts 15:7-9 ).

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• John 10:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 10:1-2 . 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. But he that entereth in by the d...

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• John 10:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 10:1 . He that entereth not by the door is a thief and a robber. After the scribes had formed a plot against the life of the good shepherd, he told them that they were not the children of Abr...

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• John 10:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION John 10:1-43 5. Christ the Shepherd of the flock of God . The discourse which now follows was the Lord's parabolic or allegoric reply to the conduct of the Pharisaic malign...

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• John 10:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Jesus the Good Shepherd:

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• John 10:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Peter 2:10 ; 1 Peter 2:25 ; 1 Peter 5:4 ; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 ; Acts 15:14 ; Acts 18:10 ; Acts 22:14 ; Ecclesiastes 12:11 ; Ephesians 2:14 ; Ephesians 2:1-5 ; Ephesians 2:15-18 ; Ezeki...

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• John 10:16 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Door of the Sheepfold John 10:1-18 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us consider the all-inclusiveness, and the all-exclusive-ness of Christ, as introductory to our theme. First of all Christ said: "...

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• John 10:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  I have also other sheep — Which he foreknew; which are not of this fold — Not of the Jewish Church or nation, but Gentiles. I must bring them likewise — Into my Church, the general assembly of thos...

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