SEV Biblia, Chapter 10:14
YO SOY el buen Pastor; y conozco mis ovejas , y las mías me conocen.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - John 10:14
Verse 14. I-know my sheep] I know, ta ema, them that are mine: I know their hearts, their wishes, their purposes, their circumstances; and I approve of them; for in this sense the word to know is often taken in the Scriptures. Homer represents the goatherds as being so well acquainted with their own, though mixed with others, as easily to distinguish them. touv dÆ, wvÆ aipolia plateÆ aigwn aipoloi andrev Æreia diakrinewsin, epei ke nomw migewsin. Iliad. 2. 474.
"As goat-herds separate their numerous flocks With ease, though fed promiscuous." And are known of mine.] They know me as their father, protector, and saviour; they acknowledge me and my truth before the world; and they approve of me, my word, my ordinances, and my people, and manifest this by their attachment to me, and their zeal for my glory. The first clause of the 15th verse should be joined to the fourteenth.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 14. I am the good shepherd , etc.] (See Gill on “ John 10:11”). And know my [sheep] ; so as to call them all by their names: Christ has an universal, special, distinct, and exact knowledge of all his sheep, as they are the choice of his Father, as his Father’s gift to him; and as his own purchase; he bears an affectionate love to them, and takes special care of them; indulges them with intimate communion with himself; and owns and acknowledges them as his, both here and hereafter: and I am known of mine ; not in a general way, as devils and external professors may know him, but with a special, spiritual, and saving knowledge: Christ’s own approve of him, as their shepherd and their Saviour, and desire no other; they love him above all, in the sincerity of their souls, and with a love as strong as death; they trust in him as their shepherd, believing they shall not want; and appropriate him to themselves, as their own; and care for him, his cause and interest, his Gospel, ordinances, and ministers; and are not ashamed to own him as theirs, in the most public manner.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 10-18 - Christ is a good Shepherd; many who were not thieves, yet were careles in their duty, and by their neglect the flock was much hurt. Ba principles are the root of bad practices. The Lord Jesus knows whom he has chosen, and is sure of them; they also know whom they have trusted and are sure of Him. See here the grace of Christ; since none coul demand his life of him, he laid it down of himself for our redemption He offered himself to be the Saviour; Lo, I come. And the necessity of our case calling for it, he offered himself for the Sacrifice. He wa both the offerer and the offering, so that his laying down his life wa his offering up himself. From hence it is plain, that he died in the place and stead of men; to obtain their being set free from the punishment of sin, to obtain the pardon of their sin; and that his death should obtain that pardon. Our Lord laid not his life down for his doctrine, but for his sheep.
Greek Textus Receptus
εγω 1473 P-1NS ειμι 1510 5748 V-PXI-1S ο 3588 T-NSM ποιμην 4166 N-NSM ο 3588 T-NSM καλος 2570 A-NSM και 2532 CONJ γινωσκω 1097 5719 V-PAI-1S τα 3588 T-APN εμα 1699 S-1APN και 2532 CONJ γινωσκομαι 1097 5743 V-PPI-1S υπο 5259 PREP των 3588 T-GPN εμων 1699 S-1GPN
Vincent's NT Word Studies
14. Am known of mine (ginwskomai upo twn emwn). The best texts read, ginwskousi me ta ejma, mine own know me. So Rev.
