John 10:16

I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them in as well, and they will listen to My voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Jesus speaks to His immediate audience following His statement about laying down His life for the sheep. He addresses a moment of expanding His ministry beyond the current group to include additional believers.

The words — ἄλλα (alla) means "other," specifying the additional sheep Jesus possesses, while ἐκ (ek) means "from," indicating their origin outside the present fold. These terms establish the scope of His flock before its unification.

The thread — The gathering of dispersed groups into a single community appears in Isaiah 56:8, John 11:52, and 1 Peter 2:25. Each passage tracks the same movement of collection under one authority.

Why it lands — The text states that Jesus will bring additional groups into His flock and that they will hear His voice. It requires the reader to submit to His direction as the necessary condition for joining the unified group.

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The Greek words

King James Version

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.

Cross-references

Isaiah 56:8 Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
John 11:52 and not only for the nation, but also for the scattered children of God, to gather them together into one.
1 Peter 2:25 For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
Ezekiel 34:23 I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
Ezekiel 37:24 My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
1 Peter 2:10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
John 6:37 Everyone the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will never drive away.
John 10:27 My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
Romans 15:9 so that the Gentiles may glorify God for His mercy. As it is written: “Therefore I will praise You among the Gentiles; I will sing hymns to Your name.”