John 10:14

Contemporary English Version

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

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
"I am the shepherd who cares for the sheep. I know my sheep just as the Father knows me. And my sheep know me just as I know the Father. I give my life for these sheep.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
I am that good shepeheerd and knowe myne and am knowe of myne.

Hebrew Names Version
I am the good shepherd. I know my own, and I'm known by my own;

International Standard Version
I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,2 Timothy 2:19;">[xr]

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

New Century Version
"I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep, and my sheep know me,

Update Bible Version
I am the good shepherd; and 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.

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

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

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine;

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y am a good scheepherde, and Y knowe my scheep, and my scheep knowen me.

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

Berean Standard Bible
I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep 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]—

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

Bible in Basic English
I am the good keeper; I have knowledge of my sheep, and they have knowledge of me,

Complete Jewish Bible
I am the good shepherd; I know my own, and my own know me —

Darby Translation
I am the good shepherd; and I know those that are mine, and am known of those that are mine,

Etheridge Translation
I am the good shepherd, and know my own, and am known of my own.

Murdock Translation
I am a good shepherd; and I know my own [fn] , and am known by my own.

King James Version (1611)
I am the good shepheard, and know my sheepe, and am knowen of mine.

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

New Life Bible
"I am the Good Shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me.

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
I am that good shepheard, & knowe mine, and am knowen of mine.

George Lamsa Translation
I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I, am the good shepherd, and know my own, and, my own, know me, -

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

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

Bishop's Bible (1568)
I am the good sheepheard, & knowe my sheepe, and am knowen of myne.

Good News Translation
I am the good shepherd. As the Father knows me and I know the Father, in the same way I know my sheep and they know me. And I am willing to die for them.

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

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

Lexham English Bible
"I am the good shepherd, and I know my own, and my own know me,

Literal Translation
I am the Good Shepherd, and I know those that are Mine, and I am known by the ones that are Mine.

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

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I am a good sheperde, and knowe myne, and am knowne of myne.

Mace New Testament (1729)
I am the true pastor, I know my sheep, and my sheep know me,

THE MESSAGE
"I am the Good Shepherd. I know my own sheep and my own sheep know me. In the same way, the Father knows me and I know the Father. I put the sheep before myself, sacrificing myself if necessary. You need to know that I have other sheep in addition to those in this pen. I need to gather and bring them, too. They'll also recognize my voice. Then it will be one flock, one Shepherd. This is why the Father loves me: because I freely lay down my life. And so I am free to take it up again. No one takes it from me. I lay it down of my own free will. I have the right to lay it down; I also have the right to take it up again. I received this authority personally from my Father."

New English Translation
"I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me—

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

Simplified Cowboy Version
"I am the good cowboy. I know my cattle and my cattle know me,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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,

Contextual Overview

¹ Jesus said: I tell you for certain that only thieves and robbers climb over the fence instead of going in through the gate to the sheep pen. ²But the gatekeeper opens the gate for the shepherd, and he goes in through it. The sheep know their shepherd's voice. He calls each of them by name and leads them out. ⁴ When he has led out all of his sheep, he walks in front of them, and they follow, because they know his voice. ⁵ The sheep will not follow strangers. They don't recognize a stranger's voice, and they run away. ⁶ Jesus told the people this story. But they did not understand what he was talking about. ⁷ Jesus said: I tell you for certain that I am the gate for the sheep. ⁸ Everyone who came before me was a thief or a robber, and the sheep did not listen to any of them. ⁹ I am the gate. All who come in through me will be saved. Through me they will come and go and find pasture. ¹⁰ A thief comes only to rob, kill, and destroy. I came so that everyone would have life, and have it in its fullest. ¹¹ I am the good shepherd, and the good shepherd gives up his life for his sheep.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

good: John 10:11

know: John 10:27, Psalms 1:6, 2 Timothy 2:19, Revelation 2:2, Revelation 2:9, Revelation 2:13, Revelation 2:19, Revelation 3:1, Revelation 3:8, Revelation 3:15

am: John 17:3, John 17:8, Isaiah 53:11, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 3:19, Philippians 3:8, 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 John 5:20

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:19 - For I Exodus 33:12 - I know Psalms 23:1 - my Psalms 80:1 - O Shepherd Psalms 95:7 - people Psalms 100:3 - we are his Ecclesiastes 12:11 - given Ezekiel 37:24 - one Hosea 8:4 - set Matthew 7:23 - I never Matthew 25:32 - as John 8:18 - one John 8:19 - Ye neither John 10:3 - and he 1 Corinthians 8:3 - is Galatians 4:9 - are known Hebrews 13:20 - that great Revelation 7:17 - feed

Cross-References

Deuteronomy 2:23
A group called the Avvim used to live in villages as far south as Gaza, but the Philistines killed them and settled on their land.

1 Chronicles 1:12
Pathrusim, Casluhim, and Caphtorim, the ancestor of the Philistines.

Isaiah 11:11
When that day comes, the Lord will again reach out his mighty arm and bring home his people who have survived in Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the land along the coast.

Jeremiah 44:1
The Lord told me to speak with the Jews who were living in the towns of Migdol, Tahpanhes, and Memphis in northern Egypt, and also to those living in southern Egypt. He told me to tell them:

Jeremiah 47:4
You refugees from Crete, your time has now come, and I will destroy you. None of you will be left to help the cities of Tyre and Sidon.

Amos 9:7
Israel, I am the Lord God, and the Ethiopians are no less important to me than you are. I brought you out of Egypt, but I also brought the Philistines from Crete and the Arameans from Kir.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I am the good shepherd,.... :-.

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Know my sheep - Know my people, or my church. The word “know” here is used in the sense of affectionate regard or love. It implies such a knowledge of their wants, their dangers, and their characters, as to result in a deep interest in their welfare. Thus the word “knoweth,” in John 10:15, is in John 10:17 explained by the word “loveth.” Jesus knows the hearts, the dangers, and the wants of his people, and his kindness as their shepherd prompts him to defend and aid them.

Am known of mine - That is, he is known and loved as their Saviour and Friend. They have seen their sins, and dangers: and wants; they have felt their need of a Saviour; they have come to him, and they have found him and his doctrines to be such as they need, and they have loved him. And as a flock follows and obeys its kind shepherd, so they follow and obey him who leads them beside the still waters, and makes them to lie down in green pastures.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse John 10:14. I - know my sheep — I know, ταεμα, 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.

Τους δ', ὡς' αιπολια πλατε' αιγων αιπολοι ανδρες

Ῥεια διακρινεωσιν, επει κε νομῳ μιγεωσιν.

Iliad. 2. 474.

"As goat-herds separate their numerous flocks

With ease, though fed promiscuous."

And am 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 10:14-15