John 10:28

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - John 10:1-42

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 Abraham, but were of the serpent’s race. He now denounces them as impostors in the sanctuary, and not “moved by the Holy Ghost to take upon them that office and ministry.” They had assumed the sacred dignities for bread, for honour, for the splendour of robes to command the respect of the people. They... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - John 10:24-39

John 10:24-39Then came the Jews round about HimThe scene and circumstancesHere in this bright colonnade, decked for the feast with glittering trophies, Jesus was walking up and down, quietly, and apparently without companions, sometimes, perhaps, gazing across the valley of Kidron at the whited sepulchres of the prophets whom generations of Jews had slain, and enjoying the mild winter sunlight, when, as though by a preconcerted movement, the Pharisaic party and their leaders suddenly surrounded... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - John 10:28

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. Ver. 28. They shall never perish ] This is the good Shepherd’s promise: is he now as good as his word, if he suffer his sheep to wander and perish, whom by promise he was tied so to keep, as that they should not wander, as they are naturally apt to do, to their destruction? Pastor oves spondet se absolute servaturum, nunquid liberabit fidem? Prideaux. read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - John 10:28

I give: John 3:16, John 3:36, John 5:39, John 5:40, John 6:27, John 6:40, John 6:47, John 6:68, John 11:25, John 17:2, Romans 5:21, Romans 6:23, 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 John 2:25, 1 John 5:13-Proverbs :, Jude 1:21 they: John 3:15, John 4:14, John 5:24, John 6:37, John 6:39, John 6:40, John 14:19, John 17:12, John 18:9, 1 Samuel 2:9, Job 17:9, Psalms 37:28, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 103:18, Psalms 125:1, Psalms 125:2, Proverbs 4:18, Proverbs 24:16, Isaiah 45:17, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 55:3, Jeremiah 31:3,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - John 10:27-29

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me, &c. - Our Lord still alludes to the discourse he had before this festival. As if he had said, My sheep are they who, Hear my voice by faith; Are known (that is, approved) by me, as loving me; and Follow me, keep my commandments, with a believing, loving heart. And to those who, Truly believe (observe three promises annexed to three conditions) I give eternal life. He does not say, I will, but I give. For he that believeth hath... read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - John 10:28

28. Shall never perish No sheep of Christ can ever perish. The unbeliever and the apostate will perish, but neither the unbeliever or the apostate is a sheep of Christ. Perish… pluck The literal sheep of the human shepherd may perish by the robber, or be plucked away by the thief; but the spiritual sheep of the true Shepherd no robber can kill, no thief can steal. He must by his own free act abandon or forfeit his spiritual character before he can lose his eternal privilege. read more