John 10:14
New International Version
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—

New Living Translation
“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me,

English Standard Version
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

Berean Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

Berean Literal Bible
I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and I am known by My own.

King James Bible
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

New King James Version
I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.

New American Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd, and I know My own, and My own know Me,

NASB 1995
“I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,

NASB 1977
“I am the good shepherd; and I know My own, and My own know Me,

Legacy Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me,

Amplified Bible
I am the Good Shepherd, and I know [without any doubt those who are] My own and My own know Me [and have a deep, personal relationship with Me]—

Christian Standard Bible
“I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
“I am the good shepherd. I know My own sheep, and they know Me,

American Standard Version
I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
“I AM THE LIVING GOD, The Good Shepherd. I know mine and am known by mine.”

Contemporary English Version
I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and they know me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
I am the good shepherd; and I know mine, and mine know me.

English Revised Version
I am the good shepherd; and I know mine own, and mine own know me,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep as the Father knows me. My sheep know me as I know the Father.

International Standard Version
I'm the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

Literal Standard Version
I AM the good shepherd, and I know My [sheep], and am known by Mine,

Majority Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,

New American Bible
I am the good shepherd, and I know mine and mine know me,

NET Bible
"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me--

New Revised Standard Version
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,

New Heart English Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and my own know me;

Webster's Bible Translation
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known by mine.

Weymouth New Testament
"I am the Good Shepherd. And I know my sheep and my sheep know me,

World English Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I’m known by my own;

Young's Literal Translation
I am the good shepherd, and I know my sheep, and am known by mine,

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Jesus the Good Shepherd
13The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me, 15just as the Father knows Me and I know the Father. And I lay down My life for the sheep.…

Cross References
Psalm 1:6
For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

Isaiah 40:11
He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart. He gently leads the nursing ewes.

Isaiah 53:11
After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.

Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.

John 10:13
The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep.

John 10:27
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.


Treasury of Scripture

I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.

good.

John 10:11
I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.

know.

John 10:27
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

Psalm 1:6
For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.

2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

am.

John 17:3,8
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent…

Isaiah 53:11
He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

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John 10
1. Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.
19. Diverse opinions of him.
23. He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;
31. escapes the Jews;
39. and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.














(14) And know my sheep, and am known of mine.--Better, and know those who are Mine, and those who are Mine know Me. The thought of the Good Shepherd is repeated to show that it expresses the closest communion between the shepherd and the sheep. It is not simply that the sheep know the Shepherd's voice, but they partake of His nature, and the solemn form in which He expresses this union is in likening it to that between His Father and Himself.

Verses 14, 15. - The Lord resumes: I am the good Shepherd. He now makes his discourse more explicit. He almost drops the allegory, and merely adopts the sacred metaphor. His self-revelation becomes more full of promise and suggestion for all time. He takes up one of the characteristics of the shepherd which discriminated him from "hireling," "thief," or "robber." And I know mine own, and my own know me, even as the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father. This more accurate text, translation, and punctuation of the Revised Version brings into living comparison the mutual knowledge of Christ and his own sheep, with the mutual knowledge of Christ and the Father. Christ's personal knowledge of his people is that which comes into their religious consciousness. They know his knowledge of them. They know him to be what he is - to be their Lord God, as they realize his personal recognition and care. The one involves the other (see Galatians 4:9; 1 Corinthians 8:3). The particle of transition is more than a mere illustration (καθώς is more than ὥσπερ; κἀθώς introduces not infrequently an explanation, sometimes a causal consideration, or an illustration which accounts for the previous statement; see John 15:12; John 17:21, 23). The knowledge which the sheep have of the Shepherd corresponds with the Son's knowledge of the Father, and the Shepherd's knowledge of the sheep answers to the Father's knowledge of the Son; but more than this, the relation of the Son to the Father, thus expressed, is the real ground of the Divine intimacies between the sheep and the Shepherd (cf. John 15:10; John 17:8). Then the Lord repeats and renews the solemn statement made at the commencement of the sentence, And I lay down my life for the sheep. Such knowledge of the peril of "his own" involves him in sacrifice. Whereas in ver. 11 this is attributed to the "good Shepherd," now he drops the first part of the figure, and says, "I am laying down my life."

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
I
Ἐγώ (Egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am
εἰμι (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

good
καλός (kalos)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2570: Properly, beautiful, but chiefly good, i.e. Valuable or virtuous.

shepherd.
ποιμὴν (poimēn)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 4166: A shepherd; hence met: of the feeder, protector, and ruler of a flock of men. Of uncertain affinity; a shepherd.

I know
γινώσκω (ginōskō)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

My [sheep]
ἐμὰ (ema)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 1st Person Plural
Strong's 1699: My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

My [sheep]
τὰ (ta)
Article - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

know
γινώσκουσί (ginōskousi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 1097: A prolonged form of a primary verb; to 'know' in a great variety of applications and with many implications.

Me,
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.


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