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John 10:4

When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

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In The King James Version

And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

In Context

3The gatekeeper opens for him. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.

5They will not follow a stranger but instead they will avoid him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

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Cross References

Song of Solomon 2:8There is the sound of my beloved! Listen, here he comes, 1 leaping over the mountains, 1 jumping over the hills. 1

Micah 2:12I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob. 1 I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. 1 I will bring them together like sheep in a fold, 1 like a flock in the midst of their pasture. 1 There will be a loud noise because of the multitude of people. 1

John 3:29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. Now the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. This, then, is my joy made complete.

John 10:16I have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also, and they will hear my voice so that there will be one flock and one shepherd.

John 13:15For I have given you an example so that you should also do just as I did for you.

John 18:37Pilate then said to him, “Are you a king then?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this purpose I have been born, and for this purpose I have come into the world, so that I would bear witness to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”

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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