John Gill's Exposition on John 10:27

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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My sheep hear my voice, etc.] The voice of Christ in his Gospel, both externally and internally; (see Gill on “<431004>John 10:4”), (see Gill on “<431016>John 10:16”); and since therefore these Jews did not, it was a plain case they were not of his sheep: and I know them; (see Gill on “<431014>John 10:14”); but Christ knew not these as the elect of God, or as the Father’s gift to him, and therefore they could not be his sheep: and they follow me; both in the exercise of grace, and in the discharge of duty, and whithersoever he the good shepherd leads them; (see Gill on “<431003>John 10:3”), (see Gill on “<431004>John 10:4”). But now, whereas these Jews did not follow Christ, but turned their backs on him, and rejected him, it was notorious that they were none of his sheep; but both happy and safe are those persons, that are the sheep of Christ, as appears from what is next said of them.

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