John 10:8

All as-many-as come before of{emphatically-me} are-being thieves and robbers; contrariwise, the sheep do_not_hear of{same}.

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.

In Context

7So, again the Jesus says to{same}, "Amen, amen I-am-saying to{you} that I am-being the entrance of{the sheep}.

9I am-being the entrance. Through of{emphatically-me} if-supposing who may-come-into will-be-saved, and will-be-come-into and will-be-come-out and will-discover pasturage.

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Cross References

John 10:1Amen, amen I-am-saying to{you}, the not being-come-into through of{the entrance} into the courtyard of{the sheep}; contrariwise, ascending from-another-place, the-there is-being [a] thief and [a] robber.

John 10:27The sheep[plural], the mine, it-is-hearing of{the sound} of{me}, and-I am-knowing same and they-are-accompanying to{me},

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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