# Where is “My sheep hear my voice” in the Bible?

> “My sheep hear my voice” is John 10:27.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/my-sheep-hear-my-voice
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Jesus says it in the temple in Jerusalem, to people asking him to say plainly whether he is the Messiah.

## The verse

> The sheep that are mine listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
>
> — [John 10:27](https://www.lumin.faith/read/john/10#27) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently.

## What it means there

Sheep know their own shepherd’s voice and follow it. Jesus adds a promise in the next verse: he gives them eternal life, and no one will snatch them out of his hand (John 10:28).

## Common questions

### Where is “My sheep hear my voice” in the Bible?

“My sheep hear my voice” is John 10:27. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it in the temple in Jerusalem, to people asking him to say plainly whether he is the Messiah.

### Is “My sheep hear my voice” in the Bible?

Yes. It is John 10:27. In the Lumin Translation, John 10:27 reads: “The sheep that are mine listen to my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”

### Who said “My sheep hear my voice”?

Jesus says it in the temple in Jerusalem, to people asking him to say plainly whether he is the Messiah.

### What does “My sheep hear my voice” mean in the Bible?

Sheep know their own shepherd’s voice and follow it. Jesus adds a promise in the next verse: he gives them eternal life, and no one will snatch them out of his hand (John 10:28).

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