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John 10:6

Jesus spoke this parable to them, but they did not understand what these things were that he was saying to them.

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In The King James Version

This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

In Context

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

7Then Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the gate of the sheep.

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Cross References

Psalms 82:5They neither know nor understand; 1 they wander around in the darkness; 1 all the foundations of the earth crumble. 1

Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, 1 but those who seek Yahweh understand everything. 1

Isaiah 56:11The dogs have big appetites; they can never get enough; 1 they are shepherds without discernment; 1 they have all turned to their own way, each one covetous for unjust gain. 1

Matthew 13:13This is why I talk to them in parables: Though they are seeing, they do not see; and though they are hearing, they do not hear, or understand.

John 6:52The Jews became angry among themselves and began to argue, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”

John 7:36What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me but will not find me; where I go, you will not be able to come'?”

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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