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John 10:5

If the sheep hear that man’s voice they run away. They don’t know his voice, so they don’t trust him. They never follow somebody they don’t know.”

Plain English 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

6The people listening to Jesus didn’t understand this story,

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Cross References

Colossians 2:6You believe in Jesus Christ now, and you let him be your boss. That’s good. Keep living his way.

2 Timothy 4:3You see, people are getting less interested in true stories. One day, they will not listen to good people that teach the true message, but instead they will listen to somebody that says strange things. And they will find teachers that will just say whatever people want to hear.

1 John 2:19Those enemies of Jesus, they used to be part of our Christian mob. But later on, they left us, so now we know that they were not real Christians. You see, real Christians stay joined together. But those enemies of Jesus, they left us. That shows that they are not part of us Christian mob.

1 John 4:5Those liars don’t belong to God, they belong to this world. So their messages come from this world, and the other people that belong to this world, they listen to 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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