Psalms 78:52

78:52 Yet he brought out his people like sheep;

he led them through the wilderness like a flock.

John 10:14

10:14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me –

John 10:27

10:27 My sheep listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

tn Grk “And I.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

tn The direct object is frequently omitted in Greek and must be supplied from the context. Here it could be “sheep,” but Jesus was ultimately talking about “people.”