John 10:8
All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
In Context
7Jesus therefore said to them again: Amen, amen I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:1Woe to the pastors, that destroy and tear the sheep of my pasture, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:2Son of man, prophesy concerning the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to the shepherds: Thus saith the Lord God: Woe to the shepherds of Israel, that fed themselves: should not the hocks be fed by the shepherds?
Zechariah 11:4Thus saith the Lord my God: Feed the flock of the slaughter,
John 10:1Amen, amen I say to you: He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief and a robber.
John 10:27My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and they follow me.
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 →