Suggested Captions from John 10
“I am the Good Shepherd” — a divine title Yahweh reserved for Himself (John 10:11; cf. Psalm 23).
Jesus does not merely guide the sheep; He owns them — a claim belonging only to God (John 10:3, 14).
“I lay down My life… and I have authority to take it up again” — sovereignty over life and death (John 10:17–18).
No prophet ever claimed authority over his own resurrection — Jesus does (John 10:18).
“My sheep hear My voice” — echoing the divine voice recognized in the Hebrew Scriptures (John 10:27).
Jesus grants eternal life, a power Scripture attributes only to God (John 10:28).
“No one can snatch them out of My hand” — absolute divine security (John 10:28).
The hand of Jesus and the hand of the Father are presented as one and the same power (John 10:28–29).
“I and the Father are one” — not moral unity, but ontological unity (John 10:30).
The Jews attempt to stone Him—not for good works, but for claiming to be God (John 10:33).
Jesus accepts the charge of divinity rather than correcting it—confirming its truth (John 10:34–38).
Jesus places Himself inside the Father and the Father inside Himself — mutual indwelling (John 10:38).
The Shepherd is not a servant of God; He is God present among His people (John 10:11, 30).
Eternal life flows from Christ because life resides in Him intrinsically (John 10:28).
John 10 is not metaphorical poetry—it is a Christological declaration of deity.
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