Easter Season · Year C
Fourth Sunday of Easter
May 7, 2028
Overview & Insights
"My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me." (John 10:27)
At the winter Feast of the Dedication, Jesus is pressed to say plainly whether he is the Messiah, and answers that his works already testify, and that his sheep know his voice and follow him and can never be snatched from his or the Father's hand. He concludes by declaring, "The Father and I are one."
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Commentary
Commentary on John 10:22-30 Working Preacher
Working Preacher's Luther Seminary commentary walks through this Good Shepherd discourse verse by verse for the RCL's overlapping reading.
John 10:22-30 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
CEP notes that verse 30's claim of unity with the Father falls at the literal midpoint of John's Gospel.
John 10 Commentary: The Good Shepherd, Verse by Verse Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse notes unpack the shepherd and sheep imagery Jesus uses throughout the chapter.
John 10:27 Commentaries BibleHub
Gathers classic commentators such as Gill and Barnes on this exact verse.
The Good Shepherd, Easter 4 (C) - 2016 Sermons That Work · Episcopal Church
A Sermons That Work homily preached on this Good Shepherd Sunday text.
Background & Word Study
John 10:27 Interlinear BibleHub
Shows the underlying Greek for 'hear' and 'follow' word by word.
Read Scripture: John BibleProject
An animated overview of John's Gospel structure situates this shepherd discourse within the book's larger design.
John Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary's course page gives background on John's theological themes and setting.
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