John 10:8
All even as many as came before me are theves and robbers: but the shepe dyd not heare them.
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
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 sayde Iesus vnto them agayne. Verely verely I saye vnto you: I am the dore of the shepe.
9I am the dore: by me yf eny man enter in he shalbe safe and shall goo in and out and fynde pasture.
Cross References
John 10:1Verely verely I saye vnto you: he that entreth not in by ye dore into the shepefolde but clymeth vp some other waye: the same is a thefe and a robber.
John 10:27my shepe heare my voyce and I knowe them and they folowe 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 →