John 10:8
All, as many as came before me, are thieves, and, robbers: but the sheep hearkened nor unto them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
In Context
7Jesus, therefore, said, again—Verily, verily, I say unto you:—I, am the door of the sheep:
Cross References
Jeremiah 23:1Alas for the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture Declareth Yahweh.
Ezekiel 34:2Son of man, Prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,- Prophesy, and thou shalt say unto them, even to the shepherds— Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh— Alas! for the shepherds of Israel who have been tending, themselves, Is it not the flock that the shepherds should tend?
Zechariah 11:4Thus, saith Yahweh my God,—Tend thou the flock doomed to slaughter:
John 10:1Verily, verily, I say unto you:—He that entereth not, through the door, into the fold of the sheep, but goeth up from another place, that man, is, a thief, and, a robber.
John 10:27My sheep, unto my voice, hearken,—and, I, know, 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 →