John 10:3-5 To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.… is an expression frequently used in Scripture to designate the free use of an abode into which one may enter and from which one may depart, without hindrance, which supposes that the individual so acting belongs to the house, and is at home there (Deuteronomy 27:6; Deuteronomy 31:2; Jeremiah 37:4; Acts 1:21). Jesus here uses the term "to go in" to denote the satisfaction of a desire for repose, the possession" of a safe retreat; and "to go out" to indicate the satisfaction of the need of nourishment, the enjoyment of rich pasturage. The idea of pasture is further developed in ver. 10 by that of life, to which is added the idea of abundance, of superfluity. (F. Godet, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. |
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