John 10:5

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 has put forth all his own, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

6This parable spoke Jesus to them; but they understood not what things they were which he spoke to them.

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Cross References

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

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

2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when they will not endure the sound teaching, but according to their own desires will to themselves heap up teachers, having itching ears;

1 John 2:19They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but it was in order that they might be made manifest, that all are not of us.

1 John 4:5They are of the world; for this cause 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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