John 3:29

3:29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly¹ when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.²

John 5:25

5:25 I tell you the solemn truth,³ a time⁴ is coming – and is now here – when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.

John 10:16

10:16 I have⁵ other sheep that do not come from⁶ this sheepfold.⁷ I must bring them too, and they will listen to my voice,⁸ so that⁹ there will be one flock and¹⁰ one shepherd.

¹tn Grk “rejoices with joy” (an idiom).

²tn Grk “Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.”

³tn Grk “Truly, truly, I say to you.”

⁴tn Grk “an hour.”

⁵tn Grk “And I have.” 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.

⁶tn Or “that do not belong to”; Grk “that are not of.”

⁷sn The statement I have other sheep that do not come from this sheepfold almost certainly refers to Gentiles. Jesus has sheep in the fold who are Jewish; there are other sheep which, while not of the same fold, belong to him also. This recalls the mission of the Son in 3:16-17, which was to save the world – not just the nation of Israel. Such an emphasis would be particularly appropriate to the author if he were writing to a non-Palestinian and primarily non-Jewish audience.

⁸tn Grk “they will hear my voice.”

⁹tn Grk “voice, and.”

¹⁰tn The word “and” is not in the Greek text, but must be supplied to conform to English style. In Greek it is an instance of asyndeton (omission of a connective), usually somewhat emphatic.