When he hath put forth all his own (οταν τα ιδια παντα εκβαλη). Indefinite temporal clause with οταν and the second aorist (effect…

He putteth forth. Or leads them out of the fold.

He goeth before them. He leads them, and guides them, and does not leave t…

And when he putteth forth his own sheep.—The majority of the better manuscripts add the word “all.” The tense is past. We should r…

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

The essential char…

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

A pen frequently held several flocks; and when the time came to go out in the morning pasture, each shepherd separated his sheep from the others by…

Because they know his voice. Though he speaks here of ministers, yet, instead of wishing that they should be heard, he wishes tha…

And when he putteth forth his own sheep
The Ethiopic version reads, "when he leads them all out"; in order to bring …

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…