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href="/bsb/john/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/john/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />but you do not believe because you are not my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But you don’t believe me because you are not my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />but you do not believe because you are not among my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not from among My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep, as I said to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But you do not believe, because you are not of My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But you do not believe because you are not of My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe Me [so you do not trust and follow Me] because you are not My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you don’t believe because you are not of my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But you don&#8217t believe because you are not My sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But since you are not my sheep, you don't believe me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />However, you don't believe because you're not my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but you will not believe, for you are not my sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />but you don't believe, because you don't belong to my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe, just as I said to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But you refuse to believe because you are not my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but you do not believe, for you are not of My sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not from among My sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not among my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep, just as I told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />“But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep, just as I said to you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />But you believe not, because you are not of my sheep. As I said to you,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />But ye believe not, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />but, as I said before, you do not believe; because ye are not of my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But you do not believe, because you are not my sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But ye believe not, because ye are not of My sheep.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But ye believe not; because ye are not of my sheep: <Fr><i>for</i><FR> as I said unto you, my sheep hear my voice,<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/10-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3732" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">The Unbelief of the Jews</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>“I already told you,” Jesus replied, “but you did not believe. The works I do in My Father’s name testify on My behalf. <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: este (V-PIA-2P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.">you are</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">not</a> <a href="/greek/1537.htm" title="1537: ek (Prep) -- From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out."></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1699.htm" title="1699: emōn (PPro-GN1P) -- My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.">My</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GNP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4263.htm" title="4263: probatōn (N-GNP) -- A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.">sheep,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.">refuse</a> <a href="/greek/4100.htm" title="4100: pisteuete (V-PIA-2P) -- From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.">to believe.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">27</span>My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-47.htm">John 8:47</a></span><br />Whoever belongs to God hears the words of God. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-44.htm">John 6:44</a></span><br />“No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-65.htm">John 6:65</a></span><br />Then Jesus said, “This is why I told you that no one can come to Me unless the Father has granted it to him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-43.htm">John 8:43</a></span><br />Why do you not understand what I am saying? It is because you are unable to accept My message.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-37.htm">John 12:37-40</a></span><br />Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. / This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” / For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-7.htm">Romans 8:7-8</a></span><br />because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. / Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-14.htm">1 Corinthians 2:14</a></span><br />The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-3.htm">2 Corinthians 4:3-4</a></span><br />And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. / The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-11.htm">Matthew 13:11-15</a></span><br />He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. / Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him. / This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-25.htm">Matthew 11:25-27</a></span><br />At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. / Yes, Father, for this was well-pleasing in Your sight. / All things have been entrusted to Me by My Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-48.htm">Acts 13:48</a></span><br />When the Gentiles heard this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord, and all who were appointed for eternal life believed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-5</a></span><br />And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-6.htm">1 John 4:6</a></span><br />We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of deception.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Isaiah 53:1</a></span><br />Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But you believe not, because you are not of my sheep, as I said to you.</p><p class="hdg">because.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/10-4.htm">John 10:4,27</a></b></br> And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/6-37.htm">John 6:37,44,45,65</a></b></br> All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-47.htm">John 8:47</a></b></br> He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear <i>them</i> not, because ye are not of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/10-25.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/john/10-25.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/10-16.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/john/10-16.htm">Sheep</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/10-37.htm">Belief</a> <a href="/john/10-37.htm">Believe</a> <a href="/john/14-24.htm">Belong</a> <a href="/john/10-27.htm">Sheep</a><div class="vheading2">John 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-1.htm">Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-19.htm">Diverse opinions of him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-23.htm">He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-31.htm">escapes the Jews;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But because you are not My sheep</b><br>This phrase highlights the distinction between those who belong to Jesus and those who do not. In the context of <a href="/john/10.htm">John 10</a>, Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees, who are questioning His identity and authority. The imagery of sheep and shepherd is deeply rooted in the Old Testament, where God is often depicted as the Shepherd of Israel (<a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23:1</a>, <a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a>). Jesus, by referring to "My sheep," is asserting His role as the Good Shepherd, a fulfillment of messianic prophecy. The concept of being "not My sheep" implies a lack of relationship and recognition, as sheep naturally follow their shepherd. This distinction is not based on ethnicity or religious status but on spiritual receptivity and recognition of Jesus' voice (<a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3-4</a>).<p><b>you refuse to believe</b><br>The refusal to believe is a recurring theme in the Gospel of John, where belief in Jesus is central to receiving eternal life (<a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, <a href="/john/6-29.htm">John 6:29</a>). The Greek word for "refuse" indicates a willful decision, suggesting that the Pharisees' unbelief is not due to a lack of evidence but a hardened heart. This echoes the Old Testament pattern of Israel's unbelief despite witnessing God's works (<a href="/psalms/95-8.htm">Psalm 95:8-11</a>). Theologically, this phrase underscores the doctrine of human responsibility in the context of divine sovereignty. While Jesus' sheep hear His voice and follow Him, those who are not His sheep choose not to believe, highlighting the mystery of faith and unbelief. This refusal also fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah, where the Messiah would be rejected by His own people (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The central figure in this passage, Jesus is speaking to the Jewish leaders and people who are questioning His identity and authority. He is the Good Shepherd, as described earlier in <a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">John 10</a>.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jewish_leaders.htm">Jewish Leaders</a></b><br>The primary audience of Jesus' statement. They are skeptical and resistant to Jesus' message and claims of divinity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a></b><br>A metaphor used by Jesus to describe His followers, those who hear His voice and follow Him. This imagery is rooted in the pastoral culture of the time and is significant throughout the Bible.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of this discourse, where Jesus often taught and faced opposition from religious leaders.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/feast_of_dedication.htm">Feast of Dedication (Hanukkah)</a></b><br>The context of this chapter, a time when Jesus was in Jerusalem, providing a backdrop for His teachings about being the Light of the World and the Good Shepherd.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_spiritual_blindness.htm">Understanding Spiritual Blindness</a></b><br>Spiritual blindness prevents individuals from recognizing Jesus as the Messiah. This blindness is often due to hardened hearts and unwillingness to accept the truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_belonging_to_jesus'_flock.htm">The Importance of Belonging to Jesus' Flock</a></b><br>Being part of Jesus' flock is characterized by hearing His voice and following Him. This relationship is marked by trust, obedience, and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_as_a_gift.htm">Faith as a Gift</a></b><br>Belief in Jesus is not merely an intellectual assent but a gift from God. It involves a transformation of the heart and mind, leading to a life of discipleship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_shepherd.htm">The Role of the Shepherd</a></b><br>Jesus, as the Good Shepherd, provides guidance, protection, and sustenance to His sheep. Believers can find comfort and assurance in His care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_jesus'_call.htm">Responding to Jesus' Call</a></b><br>The call to follow Jesus requires a response. It involves turning away from unbelief and embracing a life of faith and obedience.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_listening_prayer.htm">What is listening prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_other_sheep.htm">Who are the other sheep not of this fold?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_sheep_theft_and_prevention.htm">What is sheep stealing and how can it be prevented?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_a_monitoring_spirit.htm">Who can take them from my Father's hand?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">But ye believe not.</span>--Comp. Notes on <a href="/john/10-5.htm" title="And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.">John 10:5</a>; <a href="/john/10-14.htm" title="I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.">John 10:14</a>; <a href="/john/10-16.htm" title="And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.">John 10:16</a>.<p><span class= "bld">As I said unto you.</span>--These words are not found in the Sinaitic or Vatican MSS., and are omitted by the best modern editors. They are not, however, without considerable authority, and the fact of their difficulty may have led to their omission. They are sometimes joined to the following verse, and some expositors accept this as their probable meaning; but although the preceding clause of <a href="/john/10-26.htm" title="But you believe not, because you are not of my sheep, as I said to you.">John 10:26</a> was not actually spoken in the previous discourse, it was implied, and the reference is of a like kind to that of the Messiah in <a href="/john/10-25.htm" title="Jesus answered them, I told you, and you believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.">John 10:25</a>. There is no real difficulty in the fact that He thus refers them to a discourse uttered two months before. In continuity of teaching from Him to them it immediately preceded, and at the commencement of this discourse He gathers up the thread of that which had gone before. On the other hand, the interval helps us to understand how He refers to a truth which was taught them, rather than to the actual words in which He taught it. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - He gives the reason of their insensibility or lack of appreciation and faith: <span class="cmt_word">But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep</span> (for similar construction, <span class="greek">ἐστὲ ἐκ</span>, see <a href="/matthew/26-73.htm">Matthew 26:73</a>; <a href="/john/6-65.htm">John 6:65</a>). The clause (<span class="greek">καθὼς εϊπον ὑμιν</span>), [as I said unto you], is rejected by powerful arguments, and commentators cease to discuss whether it belongs to the previous or following clause. In neither case does it appear entirely relevant, although the difficulties felt in either application may be reduced by supposing either one saying or the other to have been virtually embodied in the statements of the parables of <a href="/john/10-1.htm">John 10:1-18</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/10-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you are</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐστὲ</span> <span class="translit">(este)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1510.htm">Strong's 1510: </a> </span><span class="str2">I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐκ</span> <span class="translit">(ouk)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(emōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Neuter 1st Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1699.htm">Strong's 1699: </a> </span><span class="str2">My, mine. From the oblique cases of ego; my.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep,</span><br /><span class="grk">προβάτων</span> <span class="translit">(probatōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4263.htm">Strong's 4263: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sheep. Probably neuter of a presumed derivative of probaino; something that walks forward, i.e., a sheep.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμεῖς</span> <span class="translit">(hymeis)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">refuse</span><br /><span class="grk">οὐ</span> <span class="translit">(ou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3756.htm">Strong's 3756: </a> </span><span class="str2">No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to believe.</span><br /><span class="grk">πιστεύετε</span> <span class="translit">(pisteuete)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">From pistis; to have faith, i.e. Credit; by implication, to entrust.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/10-26.htm">John 10:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/10-26.htm">NT Gospels: John 10:26 But you don't believe because you (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/10-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 10:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 10:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/10-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 10:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 10:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>