10:16 Who are the other sheep Jesus refers to here?
10:16 Who are the other sheep Jesus refers to here?
The other sheep Jesus refers to here are Gentiles (CP Ro 10:12; 1Cor 12:13; Eph 3:1-8).
Jesus' death was not only for the Jews but for Gentiles also (CP Jn 1:29; 3:16; Ro 3:12, 18-19; 2Cor 5:14-15; 1Jn 2:2). The Gentiles were not included in Jesus' earthly ministry, only the Jews (CP Mt 10:5-6; 15:22-26). But the Gentiles were always in God's redemptive plan (CP Isa 42:6; 49:6; 60:1-3; Hos 2:23; Lu 2:25-32).
God meant the Jews to be given the gospel before the Gentiles, but when the Jews rejected the gospel it was given to the Gentiles instead (CP Ac 3:25-26; 13:46-48; Ro 1:16; 9:22-26, 30-33; 10:19-21; 11:7-11).
The word fold in Jn 10:16(A) (KJV) refers to an enclosed place where sheep are housed. In Jn 10:16(B) it has a different meaning altogether. It means flock, referring to Jews and Gentiles becoming one with each other to make up the New Testament church, with Jesus Christ the Chief Shepherd (CP Eze 34:22-24; Jn 10:7-15; Eph 1:9-10; 2:11-22; Ga 3:27-28; 1Pe 5:2-4).