John 10:5

And they will, no, not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

In Context

4And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them. And the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

6Jesus spoke this allegory to them, but those men did not understand what it was that he spoke to them.

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Cross References

Proverbs 19:27To err from the words of knowledge, cease, my son, to hear instruction.

Luke 8:18Notice therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him will be given, and whoever has not, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.

Colossians 2:6As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,

2 Timothy 4:3For there will be time when they will not tolerate sound doctrine, but they will accumulate teachers to themselves according to their own desires, who tickle the ear,

1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they were of us, they would have continued with us, but--so that they might be made known, that they are not all of us.

1 John 4:5They are of the world. Because of this they speak of the world, and the world hears them.

Matthew Henry on John 10:2-19

The Good Shepherd. 1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. 2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. 4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5 And a stranger will they not follow, but… Read the whole commentary →

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