John 10:16 (YLT)

Passage

and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock--one shepherd.

Nearby Context

John 10:14 `I am the good shepherd, and I know my <FI>sheep<Fi> , and am known by mine,

John 10:15 according as the Father doth know me, and I know the Father, and my life I lay down for the sheep,

John 10:16 and other sheep I have that are not of this fold, these also it behoveth me to bring, and my voice they will hear, and there shall become one flock--one shepherd.

John 10:17 `Because of this doth the Father love me, because I lay down my life, that again I may take it;

John 10:18 no one doth take it from me, but I lay it down of myself; authority I have to lay it down, and authority I have again to take it; this command I received from my Father.'

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "according as the Father doth know me..." into verse 17's "Because of this doth the Father love...", so "sheep" and "other" 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 "other" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.