John 10:5 - Forerunner Commentary

John 10:5

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3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice; and he calls his own sheep by ^aname and leads them out.

4 And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.

5 Yet they will by no means follow a ^astranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

6 Jesus used this illustration, but they did not understand the things which He spoke to them.

Jesus the Good Shepherd

7 Then Jesus said to them again, “Most assuredly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep.

8 All who ever came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them.

Verse Comparison: John 10:5

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

Amplified® Bible
They will never [on any account] follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not know the voice of strangers {or} recognize their call.

Contemporary English Version
The sheep will not follow strangers. They don't recognize a stranger's voice, and they run away.

Darby English Version
But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.

Good News Bible
They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice."

International Standard Version
They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they do not recognize the voice of strangers."

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

New American Standard Bible
"A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

New International Version
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger's voice."

New King James Version
Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."

Young's Literal Translation
and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

New English Translation
They will never follow a stranger,¹ but will run away from him, because they do not recognize² the stranger’s voice.”³

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