And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
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Gill's Exposition
And when he putteth forth his own sheep,.... The Ethiopic version reads, "when he leads them all out"; in order to bring them into proper pastures:
he goeth before them; in allusion to the eastern…
Barnes' Notes
He putteth forth - Or leads them out of the fold. He goeth before them - He leads them, and guides them, and does not leave them. A shepherd spent his time with his flocks. He went before them to seek…
Adam Clarke
He goeth before them - A sixth mark of a true pastor is, he gives them a good example: he not only preaches, but he lives, the truth of the Gospel; he enters into the depths of the salvation of God;…
It is not certain whether this discourse was at the feast of dedication in the winter (spoken of Joh 10:22), which may be taken as the date, not only of what follows, but of what goes before (that…
Cambridge Bible
when he putteth forth his own sheep Better, when hehath put forth all his own. Most of the best MSS. have -all" for -sheep:" -there shall not an hoof be left behind" (Exo 10:26). The word for -put…
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