This passage symbols the ending of Jesus public ministry in John’s gospel. Jesus sums up the message that he taught all through. He does so with a message of importance that underscores the immense implication of how we act in response to Jesus. The passage we observe today is a kind of "timeless" one in any case, as it relays to Jesus' self-understanding and to how people "pick up" on Jesus.
The version that we take simply says that the Jews “assembled” around Jesus, as if it is just like a crowd calmly coming together to listen to a favorite musician. However, the text says that they “encircled” him. The New Testament uses the verb four times, each with the implication of a vital threat or safety from threat.
Jesus says he will not let the sheep who go to him get snatched out of his hand. The picture is clear of wolves descending on the weak sheep and wiping them out thus protected by him and among the shepherd. When Jesus says that he and His Father are one, it is simply clear that the passage that starts with schisms in harmony. The accord as believers in Christ is philosophical of harmony shared with Father and Son.
The message of the passage fit with what the literary context teaches by the things that intimidate harmony in the world today. Certainly, the top attempts to retain it frequently get thrown straight back to peoples’ faces. So far the final promise of unity, clarity and hearing is still there.
John tries to explain not only that Jesus’ words generate a schism in the midst of hearers but that those who have ears to listen and distinguish his voice speaking to them plainly. Amid all the voices in the world influencing to do certain things, only the sheep hear and respond to Jesus’ voice.
The version that we take simply says that the Jews “assembled” around Jesus, as if it is just like a crowd calmly coming together to listen to a favorite musician. However, the text says that they “encircled” him. The New Testament uses the verb four times, each with the implication of a vital threat or safety from threat.
Jesus says he will not let the sheep who go to him get snatched out of his hand. The picture is clear of wolves descending on the weak sheep and wiping them out thus protected by him and among the shepherd. When Jesus says that he and His Father are one, it is simply clear that the passage that starts with schisms in harmony. The accord as believers in Christ is philosophical of harmony shared with Father and Son.
The message of the passage fit with what the literary context teaches by the things that intimidate harmony in the world today. Certainly, the top attempts to retain it frequently get thrown straight back to peoples’ faces. So far the final promise of unity, clarity and hearing is still there.
John tries to explain not only that Jesus’ words generate a schism in the midst of hearers but that those who have ears to listen and distinguish his voice speaking to them plainly. Amid all the voices in the world influencing to do certain things, only the sheep hear and respond to Jesus’ voice.
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