John 10:27 (DRB)

Passage

My sheep hear my voice. And I know them: and they follow me.

Nearby Context

John 10:25 Jesus answered them: I speak to you, and you believe not: the works that I do in the name of my Father, they give testimony of me.

John 10:26 But you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.

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

John 10:28 And I give them life everlasting: and they shall not perish for ever. And no man shall pluck them out of my hand.

John 10:29 That which my Father hath given me is greater than all: and no one can snatch them out of the hand of my Father.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "hear", "voice", and "follow". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "hear", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "But you do not believe because you..." into verse 28's "And I give them life everlasting and...", so "sheep" and "hear" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sheep" and "hear" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.