Verily, Verily (Αμην, αμην). Solemn prelude by repetition as in 1:51. The words do not ever introduce a fresh topic (cf. 8:34,51,5…

Truly, truly. (See Barnes on John 3:3).

I say to you. Some have supposed that what follows here was delivered on some othe…

At the Feast of Tabernacles there was a practice, one of those that testified to a sentiment broader than that of just those who participated in it…

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a …

St. John Chrysostom: After our Lord reproached the Jews for their blindness, they might have said, “We are not blind; we avoid…

Jesus introduces this section with a solemn affirmation (“I tell you the truth”), emphasizing the importance of the teaching that the allegory cont…

Verily, verily, I say to you. As Christ had to deal with scribes and priests, who were considered pastors of the Church, it was necessary …

Verily, verily, I say to you
To the Scribes and Pharisees, who had taken it ill that they should be thought to be blind; and w…

Here is a parable or similitude, taken from the customs of the East, in the management of sheep.

Men, as creatures depending on their Creator…

1. After our Lord showed that his teaching had power to enlighten, he here shows that he has power to give life.

   First, he shows this…