John 10:6 (WEB)
Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they didn’t understand what he was telling them.
Catechism · 1
“It is also the flock of which God himself foretold that he would be the shepherd, and whose sheep, even though governed by human shepherds, are unfailingly nourished and led by Christ himself, the Good Shepherd and Prince of Shepherds, who gave his life for his sheep.” — Catechism footnote: LG 6; Cf. Jn 10:1-10; Isa 40:11; Ezek 34:11-31; Jn 10:11; 1 Pet 5:4; Jn 10:11-16.
Fathers and councils · 3
Augustine of Hippo
“…even from the stones have flocked unto Abraham: sheep which were not of this fold, have flocked unto him, that there might be one flock, and one shepherd; the faith of all nations was added, and the number grew, not only of wise priests, but of obedient peoples; the Lord increasing not only their fathers more and…” — editor's note: John x. 1–16, 28, 29.
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John Chrysostom
“Ver.” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on John
- Augustine of HippoCatena Aurea on John
Our Lord feedeth by plain words, exerciseth by obscure. For when two persons, one godly, the other ungodly, hear the words of the Gospel, and they happen to be such that neither can understand them; one says, What He…
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Cross-references · 1
Cited together in Augustine of Hippo on John 10:6 (Catena Aurea).