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John 10:5

But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

In Context

4When he has brought out his own sheep--all of them--he walks at the head of them; and the sheep follow him, because they know his voice.

6Jesus spoke to them in this figurative language, but they did not understand what He meant.

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Cross References

Luke 8:18Be careful, therefore, how you hear; for whoever has anything, to him more shall be given, and whoever has nothing, even that which he thinks he has shall be taken away from him."

Colossians 2:6As therefore you have received the Christ, even Jesus our Lord, live and act in vital union with Him;

2 Timothy 4:3For a time is coming when they will not tolerate wholesome instruction, but, wanting to have their ears tickled, they will find a multitude of teachers to satisfy their own fancies;

1 John 2:19They have gone forth from our midst, but they did not really belong to us; for had they belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they left us that it might be manifest that professed believers do not all belong to us.

1 John 4:5They are the world's children, and so their language is that of the world, and the world listens to them. We are God's children.

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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