John 10:4

and when his flock hath gone forth, he goeth before it, and his sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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

3And to him the keeper of the gate openeth the gate, and the flock heareth his voice, and his sheep he calleth by their names, and he leadeth them forth;

5But after a stranger the flock goeth not, but it fleeth from him; for it knoweth not the voice of a stranger.

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Cross References

John 3:29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and attendeth him, with great joy rejoiceth on account of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy therefore, behold, is complete.

John 10:16But I have other sheep also which are not of this fold; and these also it behoveth me to bring, and they will hear my voice, and all shall become one flock and one shepherd.

John 13:15For this pattern have I given you, that as I have done to you, you also should do.

John 18:37Pilatos saith to him, Then thou art a king? Jeshu saith to him, Thou hast said that I am a king. For this am I born, and for this I came into the world, to testify of the truth. Every one who is of the truth heareth 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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