John 10:27 (GNV)

Passage

My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they follow me,

Nearby Context

John 10:25 Iesus answered them, I tolde you, and ye beleeue not: the workes that I doe in my Fathers Name, they beare witnes of me.

John 10:26 But ye beleeue not: for ye are not of my sheepe, as I sayd vnto you.

John 10:27 My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they follow me,

John 10:28 And I giue vnto them eternall life, and they shall neuer perish, neither shall any plucke them out of mine hand.

John 10:29 My Father which gaue them me, is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Fathers hand.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "But ye beleeue not for ye are..." into verse 28's "And I giue vnto them eternall life...", so "sheep" and "sheepe" 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 "sheepe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.