John 10:5 Parallel Translations

They won't follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from a stranger because they don't recognize his voice."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

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

BBE:

They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.

DBY:

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

ERV:

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

WEY:

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

WBS:

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

WEB:

They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don't know the voice of strangers."

YLT:

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

John 10:5 Cross References

XREF:

John 10:4 "When he puts forth all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice.

John 10:16 "I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also, and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one shepherd. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

PNT:

10:4,5 The sheep follow him: for they know his voice. Also literally true in the East as all travelers testify, but a
stranger they will not follow, because his voice is strange. So true is it that when a traveler has changed dress with the shepherd for an experiment, they still have followed the disguised shepherd's voice and refused to listen to the voice of a stranger in the garb of their own shepherd.

WES:

10:5 They will not follow a stranger - One whom Christ hath not sent, who doth not answer the preceding description. Him they will not follow - And who can constrain them to it? But will flee from him - As from the plague. For they know not the voice of strangers - They cannot relish it; it is harsh and grating to them. They find nothing of God therein.

MHC:

10:1-5 Here is a parable or similitude, taken from the customs of the East, in the management of sheep. Men, as creatures depending on their Creator, are called the sheep of his pasture. The church of God in the world is as a sheep-fold, exposed to deceivers and persecutors. The great Shepherd of the sheep knows all that are his, guards them by his providence, guides them by his Spirit and word, and goes before them, as the Eastern shepherds went before their sheep, to set them in the way of his steps. Ministers must serve the sheep in their spiritual concerns. The Spirit of Christ will set before them an open door. The sheep of Christ will observe their Shepherd, and be cautious and shy of strangers, who would draw them from faith in him to fancies about him.

CONC:

Fact Flee Flight Follow Keeper Recognize Run Simply Strange Stranger Strangers Stranger's Voice

Fact Flee Flight Follow Keeper Means Recognize Run Simply Strange Stranger Strangers Stranger's Voice

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