"Every soul is as fully known to Jesus as if he were the only one for whom the Saviour died. The distress of every one touches His heart. The cry for aid reaches His ear. He came to draw all men unto Himself. He bids them, “Follow Me,” and His Spirit moves upon their hearts to draw them to come to Him. Many refuse to be drawn. Jesus knows who they are. He also knows who gladly hear His call, and are ready to come under His pastoral care. He says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” He cares for each one as if there were not another on the face of the earth. DA 480.1"
"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:"
EGW directly quotes John 10:27.
"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
Both passages speak of Jesus inviting people to come to Him. While not a direct quote, the theme of invitation and drawing near is present in both.
"calls them. They know his voice, and obey the call. So does the Saviour-Shepherd with His sheep. The Scripture says, “Thou leddest Thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.” Through the prophet, Jesus declares, “I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with loving-kindness have I drawn thee.” He compels none to follow Him. “I drew them,” He says, “with cords of a man, with bands of love.” Psalm 77:20 ; Jeremiah 31:3 ; Hosea 11:4 . DA 480.2"
"I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love: and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws, and I laid meat unto them."
EGW directly quotes Hosea 11:4.
"Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 77:20 in this passage.
"The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."
Ellen White directly references Jeremiah 31:3 in this passage.
"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice."
Both passages discuss the idea of sheep knowing and following the shepherd's voice. EGW uses this as an analogy for Christ and His followers, echoing the sentiment in John 10:4.
"It is not the fear of punishment, or the hope of everlasting reward, that leads the disciples of Christ to follow Him. They behold the Saviour's matchless love, revealed throughout His pilgrimage on earth, from the manger of Bethlehem to Calvary's cross, and the sight of Him attracts, it softens and subdues the soul. Love awakens in the heart of the beholders. They hear His voice, and they follow Him. DA 480.3"
"We love him, because he first loved us."
Both passages highlight the idea that love is the primary motivator for following Christ. EGW emphasizes Christ's love as the reason disciples follow Him, which aligns with the sentiment in 1 John 4:19 that we love Him because He first loved us.
"For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:"
Both passages emphasize the compelling power of Christ's love as a motivating factor for following Him. EGW expands on the idea of being 'constrained' by love by describing how beholding Christ's love softens and subdues the soul.
"As the shepherd goes before his sheep, himself first encountering the perils of the way, so does Jesus with His people. “When He putteth forth His own sheep, He goeth before them.” The way to heaven is consecrated by the Saviour's footprints. The path may be steep and rugged, but Jesus has traveled that way; His feet have pressed down the cruel thorns, to make the pathway easier for us. Every burden that we are called to bear He Himself has borne. DA 480.4"
"And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice."
EGW directly quotes John 10:4 and elaborates on the shepherd analogy, applying it to Jesus leading His people and enduring hardships for them.
"Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God."
While EGW quotes John 10:4, the latter part of the passage connects more strongly with Hebrews 12:2. Both passages discuss Jesus enduring hardship (thorns/cross) for the sake of those who follow Him.
"Though now He has ascended to the presence of God, and shares the throne of the universe, Jesus has lost none of His compassionate nature. Today the same tender, sympathizing heart is open to all the woes of humanity. Today the hand that was pierced is reached forth to bless more abundantly His people that are in the world. “And they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.” The soul that has given himself to Christ is more precious in His sight than the whole world. The Saviour would have passed through the agony of Calvary that one might be saved in His kingdom. He will never abandon one for whom He has died. Unless His followers choose to leave Him, He will hold them fast. DA 480.5"
"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."
EGW directly quotes John 10:28 within the passage, making the connection undeniable.
"How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine, and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone astray? And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you, he rejoiceth more of that sheep, than of the ninety and nine which went not astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish."
Both passages highlight the immense value Jesus places on each individual. EGW's statement that the Saviour would have passed through Calvary for one soul echoes the parable of the lost sheep in Matthew 18:12-14.