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in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger&#8217s voice.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/john/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/john/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A stranger they will not follow, but they will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But they will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/john/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/john/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Yet they will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him, for they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/john/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/john/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/john/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/john/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A stranger they will never follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/john/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/john/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don’t know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/john/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will never follow a stranger; instead they will run away from him, because they don&#8217t recognize the voice of strangers.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/john/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/john/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The sheep will not follow strangers. They don't recognize a stranger's voice, and they run away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/john/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/john/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They won't follow a stranger. Instead, they will run away from a stranger because they don't recognize his voice."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/john/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will not follow someone else; instead, they will run away from such a person, because they do not know his voice." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/john/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They'll never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they don't recognize the voice of strangers." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/john/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/john/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not recognize the stranger's voice."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/john/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they do not know the voice of strangers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/john/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/john/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will by no means follow a stranger, but will flee from him; for they don’t know the voice of strangers.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/john/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/john/10.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />But they will never follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/john/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/john/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a stranger they would not follow, but they will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/john/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/john/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />But they do not follow a stranger; instead they flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/john/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The sheep do not follow a stranger, but they run away from him; because they do not know the voice of a stranger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/john/10.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />But the flock goes not after a stranger, but flees from him, for it does not know a stranger's voice.”<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/john/10.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/john/10.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>but they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him: because they know not the voice of strangers.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/john/10.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And a stranger will they not follow, but will fly from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/john/10.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />a stranger they will not follow, but flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/john/10.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />But a stranger they will by no means follow, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/john/10.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But a stranger they will in no wise follow, but will flee from him; because they know not the voice of strangers."<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/john/10.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br /><FR>But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him; because they know not the voice of strangers.<Fr><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/john/10-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ixy2bchmXZ0?start=3562" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/john/10.htm">Jesus the Good Shepherd</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">But</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ou (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether."></a> <a href="/greek/190.htm" title="190: akolouthēsousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.">they will never follow</a> <a href="/greek/245.htm" title="245: allotriō (Adj-DMS) -- From allos; another's, i.e. Not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile.">a stranger;</a> <a href="/greek/235.htm" title="235: alla (Conj) -- But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.">in fact,</a> <a href="/greek/5343.htm" title="5343: pheuxontai (V-FIM-3P) -- To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.">they will flee</a> <a href="/greek/575.htm" title="575: ap’ (Prep) -- From, away from. A primary particle; off, i.e. Away, in various senses.">from</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autou (PPro-GM3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">him</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/3756.htm" title="3756: ouk (Adv) -- No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not."></a> <a href="/greek/1492.htm" title="1492: oidasin (V-RIA-3P) -- To know, remember, appreciate. ">they do not recognize</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5456.htm" title="5456: phōnēn (N-AFS) -- Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.">his voice.</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tōn (Art-GMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">”</a> <a href="/greek/245.htm" title="245: allotriōn (Adj-GMP) -- From allos; another's, i.e. Not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile."></a> </span> <span class="reftext">6</span>Jesus spoke to them using this illustration, but they did not understand what He was telling them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-14.htm">John 10:14</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. I know My sheep and My sheep know Me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3-4</a></span><br />The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. / When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Matthew 24:24</a></span><br />For false Christs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive even the elect, if that were possible.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-2.htm">Ezekiel 34:2-6</a></span><br />“Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel. Prophesy and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Woe to the shepherds of Israel, who only feed themselves! Should not the shepherds feed their flock? / You eat the fat, wear the wool, and butcher the fattened sheep, but you do not feed the flock. / You have not strengthened the weak, healed the sick, bound up the injured, brought back the strays, or searched for the lost. Instead, you have ruled them with violence and cruelty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/56-10.htm">Isaiah 56:10-11</a></span><br />Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber. / Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/11-15.htm">Zechariah 11:15-17</a></span><br />And the LORD said to me: “Take up once more the equipment of a foolish shepherd. / For behold, I will raise up a shepherd in the land who will neither care for the lost, nor seek the young, nor heal the broken, nor sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the choice sheep and tear off their hooves. / Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-14.htm">Matthew 15:14</a></span><br />Disregard them! They are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-1.htm">1 Timothy 4:1-2</a></span><br />Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons, / influenced by the hypocrisy of liars, whose consciences are seared with a hot iron.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-7.htm">1 Kings 22:7</a></b></br> And Jehoshaphat said, <i>Is there</i> not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/19-27.htm">Proverbs 19:27</a></b></br> Cease, my son, to hear the instruction <i>that causeth</i> to err from the words of knowledge.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/4-24.htm">Mark 4:24</a></b></br> And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/john/9-41.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/luke/21-21.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/john/10-4.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/john/10-2.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/john/9-21.htm">Means</a> <a href="/john/1-33.htm">Recognize</a> <a href="/luke/19-4.htm">Run</a> <a href="/john/4-48.htm">Simply</a> <a href="/john/9-30.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/luke/24-18.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/matthew/27-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/hosea/8-12.htm">Stranger's</a> <a href="/john/10-4.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/15-24.htm">Fact</a> <a href="/john/10-12.htm">Flee</a> <a href="/john/10-12.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/john/10-27.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/john/10-11.htm">Keeper</a> <a href="/john/11-4.htm">Means</a> <a href="/john/16-3.htm">Recognize</a> <a href="/john/20-4.htm">Run</a> <a href="/acts/8-16.htm">Simply</a> <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Strange</a> <a href="/acts/7-29.htm">Stranger</a> <a href="/acts/2-10.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Stranger's</a> <a href="/john/10-16.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">John 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-1.htm">Jesus is the door, and the good shepherd.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-19.htm">Diverse opinions of him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-23.htm">He proves by his works that he is Jesus the Son of God;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-31.htm">escapes the Jews;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">39. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/john/10-39.htm">and goes again beyond Jordan, where many believe on him.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/john/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/john/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>But they will never follow a stranger;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the discernment of true believers, likened to sheep who recognize their shepherd's voice. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, shepherds had a close relationship with their sheep, who would only follow their own shepherd. This reflects the intimate relationship between Christ and His followers. The imagery of sheep and shepherd is prevalent throughout Scripture, such as in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a> and <a href="/ezekiel/34.htm">Ezekiel 34</a>, where God is depicted as the shepherd of His people. This phrase underscores the idea that true believers will not be led astray by false teachings or false prophets, as warned in <a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15</a>.<p><b>in fact, they will flee from him</b><br>The act of fleeing indicates an instinctive reaction to danger or deception. In the historical context, sheep would naturally run from anyone who was not their shepherd, as they would perceive them as a threat. This reflects the spiritual instinct of believers to avoid false doctrines and teachings. The apostle Paul warns against false teachers in <a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a>, urging the church to be vigilant. This phrase also highlights the protective role of the Holy Spirit, who guides believers into all truth (<a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a>).<p><b>because they do not recognize his voice.”</b><br>Recognition of the shepherd's voice is a key theme in understanding the relationship between Christ and His followers. In the biblical context, the voice represents authority and identity. Jesus, as the Good Shepherd, has a unique voice that His sheep know and trust. This is a fulfillment of the prophecy in <a href="/isaiah/40-11.htm">Isaiah 40:11</a>, where God is described as tending His flock like a shepherd. The inability to recognize the stranger's voice signifies the spiritual discernment given to believers, enabling them to distinguish between truth and falsehood. This discernment is further supported by the teachings in 1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>, which instructs believers to test the spirits to see whether they are from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus_christ.htm">Jesus Christ</a></b><br>The Good Shepherd who knows His sheep and whose voice they recognize.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a></b><br>Symbolic of believers who follow the voice of Jesus and not that of strangers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/stranger.htm">Stranger</a></b><br>Represents false teachers or influences that lead believers away from the truth.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/pharisees.htm">Pharisees</a></b><br>Religious leaders of the time, often seen as strangers leading people away from the true teachings of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The setting of many of Jesus' teachings, including this discourse on the Good Shepherd.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_the_shepherd's_voice.htm">Recognizing the Shepherd's Voice</a></b><br>Believers must cultivate a deep relationship with Jesus to discern His voice amidst the noise of the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/fleeing_from_false_teachings.htm">Fleeing from False Teachings</a></b><br>Just as sheep flee from strangers, Christians should actively avoid teachings and influences that contradict the truth of Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_discernment.htm">The Importance of Discernment</a></b><br>Spiritual discernment is crucial in identifying the voice of the Good Shepherd versus the voice of strangers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_guidance.htm">The Role of Scripture in Guidance</a></b><br>Regular engagement with the Bible helps believers recognize and follow the voice of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_accountability.htm">Community and Accountability</a></b><br>Being part of a faith community provides support and accountability in following the true Shepherd.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_john_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from John 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_skeptical_theism_say_on_divine_hiddenness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'naked_and_not_ashamed'_mean.htm">What does 'My sheep hear My voice' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_the_historical_figure_voltaire.htm">Can the chosen ones be misled?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'my_sheep_hear'_mean.htm">What does "My sheep hear My voice" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/john/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And a stranger will they not follow.</span>--The " stranger" is any one other than their own shepherd, and the term is not to be limited to the "thief" and "robber" of <a href="/john/10-1.htm" title="Truly, truly, I say to you, He that enters not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.">John 10:1</a>. The thought is of the flock following the shepherd to the pasture. On the road they would meet other persons whom they would not follow. Some would, as thieves and robbers, seek to lead them away, calling them by their names and imitating their shepherd's cry; but they have, by long usage, got to know his voice, and will not follow a stranger.<p><span class= "bld">But will flee from him.</span>--A strange word is a source of alarm to them. With the known tone of the shepherd's voice they have learnt to associate protection, guidance, food. His voice recalls these associations. A stranger's voice is something unknown, and therefore feared. It is as the voice of a plundering Arab who has called the flock before, or as the cry of a wild beast who has broken into the fold at night. The associations with unfamiliar words are only of things which are evil.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/john/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But a stranger will they by no means follow, for they know not the voice of strangers.</span> The negative is strongly expressed. The sheep, who know their shepherd's voice, will not take the lead of a stranger or an alien; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. of a "thief or robber." If these secure the sheep at all, it is by violence or stealth, by unfair means, by illegitimate methods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/john/10-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">But</span><br /><span class="grk">δὲ</span> <span class="translit">(de)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; but, and, etc.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will never follow</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀκολουθήσουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(akolouthēsousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_190.htm">Strong's 190: </a> </span><span class="str2">To accompany, attend, follow. Properly, to be in the same way with, i.e. To accompany.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a stranger;</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλοτρίῳ</span> <span class="translit">(allotriō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_245.htm">Strong's 245: </a> </span><span class="str2">From allos; another's, i.e. Not one's own; by extension foreign, not akin, hostile.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in fact,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀλλὰ</span> <span class="translit">(alla)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_235.htm">Strong's 235: </a> </span><span class="str2">But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will flee</span><br /><span class="grk">φεύξονται</span> <span class="translit">(pheuxontai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5343.htm">Strong's 5343: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flee, escape, shun. Apparently a primary verb; to run away; by implication, to shun; by analogy, to vanish.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀπ’</span> <span class="translit">(ap’)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_575.htm">Strong's 575: </a> </span><span class="str2">From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(autou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="grk">ὅτι</span> <span class="translit">(hoti)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they do not recognize</span><br /><span class="grk">οἴδασιν</span> <span class="translit">(oidasin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1492.htm">Strong's 1492: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know, remember, appreciate. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">[his] voice.”</span><br /><span class="grk">φωνήν</span> <span class="translit">(phōnēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5456.htm">Strong's 5456: </a> </span><span class="str2">Probably akin to phaino through the idea of disclosure; a tone; by implication, an address, saying or language.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/john/10-5.htm">John 10:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/john/10-5.htm">NT Gospels: John 10:5 They will by no means follow (Jhn Jo Jn) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/john/10-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 10:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 10:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/john/10-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 10:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 10:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>