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Jesus the Good Shepherd

John 10:8

In 9 translations

BSB
All who came before Me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.BYZ All who came
KJV
All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
WEB
All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep didn’t listen to them.
ASV
All that came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
LSV
all, as many as came before Me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;
YLT
all, as many as came before me, are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them;
DBY
All whoever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them.
DRC
All others, as many as have come, are thieves and robbers: and the sheep heard them not.
GNV
All, that euer came before me, are theeues and robbers: but the sheepe did not heare them.

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Where the editions differ

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  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Textus Receptus include πρὸ ἐμοῦ (“before Me”); Byzantine text do not include this wording.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus place ἦλθον elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: πρὸ ἐμοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read πρὸ ἐμοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
πάντες ὅσοι ἦλθον πρὸ ἐμοῦ κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί· ἀλλʼ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα.
RP2018
Πάντες ὅσοι ἦλθον κλέπται εἰσὶν καὶ λῃσταί· ἀλλ’ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα.
TR-Boyd
Πάντες ὅσοι πρὸ ἐμοῦ ἦλθον κλέπται εἰσὶ καὶ λῃσταί· ἀλλ᾿ οὐκ ἤκουσαν αὐτῶν τὰ πρόβατα.
SCR1894
παντες οσοι προ εμου ηλθον κλεπται εισιν και λησται αλλ ουκ ηκουσαν αυτων τα προβατα

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezekiel 34:2“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?
  • Jeremiah 23:1“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD.
  • John 10:1“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever does not enter the sheepfold by the gate, but climbs in some other way, is a thief and a robber.
  • Acts 5:36Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.
  • Isaiah 56:10–12Israel’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…
  • John 10:27My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
  • Ezekiel 22:25–28The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her. Her priests do violence to My law…
  • Zechariah 11:16For 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…
  • Zechariah 11:4–9This is what the LORD my God says: “Pasture the flock marked for slaughter, whose buyers slaughter them without remorse. Those who sell them say, ‘Blessed be the LORD, for I am rich!’ Even their own shepherds have no…
  • John 10:5But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will flee from him because they do not recognize his voice.”
  • Zephaniah 3:3Her princes are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves, leaving nothing for the morning.

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