John 10:8
All, that euer came before me, are theeues and robbers: but the sheepe did not heare them.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
In Context
7Then sayd Iesus vnto them againe, Verely, verely I say vnto you, I am that doore of the sheepe.
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:1Woe be vnto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheepe of my pasture, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 34:2Sonne of man, prophesie against the shepherdes of Israel, prophesie and say vnto them, Thus saieth the Lord God vnto the shepherds, Wo be vnto the shepherds of Israel, that feede them selues: should not the shepherds feede the flockes?
Zechariah 11:4Thus sayeth the Lord my God, Feede the sheepe of the slaughter.
John 10:1Verely, verely I say vnto you, Hee that entreth not in by the doore into the sheepefolde, but climeth vp another way, he is a theefe and a robber.
John 10:27My sheepe heare my voyce, and I knowe them, and they follow 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 →