Because ye are not of my sheep (οτ εκ των προβατων μου). This had been the point in the allegory of the Good Shepherd. In fact, th…

Are not of my sheep. Are not my people, my followers. You do not possess the spirit of meek and humble disciples. Were it not for pride, p…

But ye believe not.—Compare Notes on John 10:5; John 10:14; John 10:16.

As I said…

Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself…

St. Augustine of Hippo: It was the feast of the dedication in Jerusalem. Encænia is the feast of the dedication of the temple, f…

Because you are not of my sheep. He assigns a higher reason why they do not believe either in His miracles or in His doctrine. This is bec…

But ye believe not
In me, as the Messiah:

All who have anything to say to Christ may find him in the temple. Christ would have us believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his m…

1. After showing that he has the power to give life and demonstrating his manner of doing so, our Lord here shows how this power to give lif…