John 10 · Verse 26

John 10:26

But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
John 10:26, King James Version

John 10:26 in other translations

BSBBut because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
WEBBut you don’t believe, because you are not of my sheep, as I told you.
ASVBut ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep.
YLTbut ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep,
DARBYbut ye do not believe, for ye are not of my sheep, as I told you.
BBEBut you have no belief because you are not of my sheep.
WebsterBut ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said to you.

What does John 10:26 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on John 10:25-26

25-26. Jesus answered them, I told you--that is, in substance, what I am (for example Joh 7:37, 38; 8:12, 35, 36, 58).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 26. 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, and prejudice, and vainglory--for your false notions of the Messiah, and from a determination not to believe, you would have learned from my declarations and works that I am the Christ.

As I said unto you. Comp. Jn 8:47.

(z) "ye believe not" Jn 8:47, 1Jn 4:6

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 26 Ye are not of my sheep - Ye have not the disposition of those who come unto me to be instructed and saved: see what follows.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on John 10:22-30

All who have any thing to say to Christ, may find him in the temple. Christ would make us to believe; we make ourselves doubt. The Jews understood his meaning, but could not form his words into a full charge against him. He described the gracious disposition and happy state of his sheep; they heard and believed his word, followed him as his faithful disciples, and none of them should perish; for the Son and the…

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John 10:26 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ἀλλ᾽all᾽ButG235
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771
οὐounotG3756
πιστεύετε,pisteuetebelieve,G4100
ὅτιhotibecauseG3754
οὐκouknotG3756
ἐστὲesteyou areG1510
ἐκekfrom amongG1537
τῶνtōntheG3588
προβάτωνprobatōnsheepG4263
τῶνtōn<the>G3588
ἐμῶνemōnof MineG1473
καθὼςkathōseven asG2531
εἶπονeiponI saidG2036
ὑμῖν.huminto you.G4771

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for John 10:26

  • John 8:47

    He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:3-4

    But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

  • John 12:37-40

    But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him: That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

  • John 6:65

    And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

  • John 10:27

    My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

  • Romans 11:7-8

    What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded (According as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day.

  • John 6:37

    All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

  • John 6:44-45

    No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

  • John 10:4

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

  • 1 John 4:6

    We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
because.
4,27; 6:37,44,45,65; 8:47; 12:37-40; Ro 11:7,8; 2Co 4:3,4; 1Jo 4:6

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Context

  • John 10:25

    Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father’s name, they bear witness of me.

  • John 10:26

    But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.

  • John 10:27

    My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:

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John 10:26 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas vosotros no creéis, porque no sois de mis ovejas, como os he dicho.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		mais vous, vous ne croyez pas, car vous n’êtes pas de mes brebis, comme je vous l’ai dit.
German
Elberfelder 1871		aber ihr glaubet nicht, denn ihr seid nicht von meinen Schafen, wie ich euch gesagt habe.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		sed vos non creditis, quia non estis ex ovibus meis.