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Jesus the Good Shepherd

John 10:5

In 9 translations

BSB
But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
KJV
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.”
ASV
And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
LSV
and they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they have not known 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.'
DBY
But they will not follow a stranger, but will flee from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
DRC
But a stranger they follow not, but fly from him, because they know not the voice of strangers.
GNV
And they will not follow a stranger, but they flee from him: for they know not the voyce of strangers.

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἀκολουθήσουσιν (“they will follow”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἀκολουθήσωσιν (“they may follow”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: ἀκολουθήσουσιν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀκολουθήσουσιν; Robinson–Pierpont read ἀκολουθήσωσιν.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀλλοτρίῳ δὲ οὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσουσιν ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ, ὅτι οὐκ οἴδασι τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν.
RP2018
Ἀλλοτρίῳ δὲ οὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσωσιν, ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ· ὅτι οὐκ οἴδασιν τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν.
TR-Boyd
Ἀλλοτρίῳ δὲ οὐ μὴ ἀκολουθήσωσιν, ἀλλὰ φεύξονται ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ· ὅτι οὐκ οἴδασι τῶν ἀλλοτρίων τὴν φωνήν.
SCR1894
αλλοτριω δε ου μη ακολουθησωσιν αλλα φευξονται απ αυτου οτι ουκ οιδασιν των αλλοτριων την φωνην

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 John 4:5–6They are of the world. That is why they speak from the world’s perspective, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we…
  • Colossians 2:6–10Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. See to it that no one…
  • Proverbs 19:27If you cease to hear instruction, my son, you will stray from the words of knowledge.
  • Ephesians 4:11–15And it was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for works of ministry and to build up the body of Christ, until we all…
  • 1 Peter 2:1–3Rid yourselves, therefore, of all malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is…
  • Revelation 2:2I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.
  • Mark 4:24He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
  • 2 Timothy 3:5–7having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these! They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by…
  • 1 John 2:21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
  • Luke 8:18Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
  • 1 Kings 22:7But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
  • 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
  • 2 Timothy 4:3For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.

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